Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in North Macedonia, 1996–2025
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 North Macedonia is 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in North Macedonia peaked at 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1997.
That places North Macedonia 16th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1997 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +119.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +73.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +83.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +215.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in North Macedonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +215.4% | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 13 Costa Rica 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Eswatini 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Serbia 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for North Macedonia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 400.07 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 219.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 675.78 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -36.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 371.12 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 10.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in North Macedonia?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in North Macedonia was 0.0089 BoP, current US$ 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997.
- How does North Macedonia rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- North Macedonia ranks 16th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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$)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.