Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Poland
Poland: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Poland, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Poland stood at 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Poland peaked at 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
That places Poland 34th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Poland, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1995 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +89.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +190.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +158.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.0058 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, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Poland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +190.7% | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1999 | +158.5% | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1995 | +89.6% | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 31 Israel 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Denmark 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Germany 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Belize 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Croatia 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Ghana 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Poland
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 8.38 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 229.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -2.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 549.65 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 21.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2625 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 7,460 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Poland?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Poland was 0.0058 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Poland rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Poland ranks 34th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.