Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in New Zealand, 2000–2025
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 New Zealand is 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in New Zealand peaked at 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
New Zealand ranks 53rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 94% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 50 Chile 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 51 Austria 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Kyrgyzstan 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 54 South Africa 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 55 Mexico 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Honduras 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for New Zealand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.71 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.37 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 104.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 677.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in New Zealand?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in New Zealand was 0.0042 BoP, current US$ 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does New Zealand rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- New Zealand ranks 53rd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) 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$)
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.