Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Slovakia, 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 Slovakia stood at 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Slovakia peaked at 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Slovakia ranks 40th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1995 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +201.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.0052 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, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.0052 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, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Slovakia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +201.9% | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 37 Ghana 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Brazil 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 France 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Hong Kong 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Botswana 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 342.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.05 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -59.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 379.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1175 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 3,355 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Slovakia?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Slovakia was 0.0052 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Slovakia rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Slovakia ranks 40th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) 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.