Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Portugal
Portugal: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Portugal, 1976–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Portugal peaked at 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1992.
Portugal ranks 66th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +161.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0032 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, 71% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 90% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +161.6% | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 63 Italy 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 Bulgaria 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 67 Turkey 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 68 Azerbaijan 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 69 Lithuania 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Portugal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.9 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6.84 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 13.49 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 16.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 62.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Portugal?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Portugal was 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- How does Portugal rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Portugal ranks 66th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.