Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Singapore
Singapore: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▬ Flat
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Singapore, 1995–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Singapore peaked at 0.0783 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1997.
Singapore ranks 6th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0501 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +126.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0531 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0535 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0694 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.8% |
| 2004 | 0.07 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0657 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0703 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0728 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0783 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0748 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0409 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0436 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.0343 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, 7.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.0343 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, 21.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +126.6% | 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0501 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0501 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0635 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0531 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0607 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0409 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0783 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0436 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 3 Malta 0.0439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Switzerland 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Netherlands 0.0349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Sweden 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Cyprus 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Maldives 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Singapore
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 94.20 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 159.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 17.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.2634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 26,032 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Singapore?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Singapore was 0.0343 BoP, current US$ 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0783 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997.
- How does Singapore rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Singapore ranks 6th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore 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.