Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Small states
Small states: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Small states, 1973–2025
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 Small states is 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 45.8% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Small states peaked at 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1973.
Small states ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Small states, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1974 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +95.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +224.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +59.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.3% |
| 1995 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +173.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +81.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +224.6% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2008 | +173.5% | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 6 Singapore 0.0343 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
- 10 Cayman Islands 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Thailand 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Dominica 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Small states
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1426 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4415 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9,468 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5711 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 13.35 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2,363 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Small states?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Small states was 0.0045 BoP, current US$ 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1973.
- How does Small states rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Small states ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small states 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.