Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Middle income
Middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Middle income is 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Middle income peaked at 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1961.
That places Middle income 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.5% |
| 1964 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +314.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.4% |
| 1998 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +314.6% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1963 | +66.5% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 17 Grenada 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Canada 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Malawi 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Curacao 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Japan 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 South Korea 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 United Kingdom 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.98 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3336 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,171 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3019 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,046 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.242 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,641 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Middle income was 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- How does Middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Middle income ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.