Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in South Africa
South Africa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in South Africa, 1960–2025
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 South Africa is 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in South Africa peaked at 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1961.
That places South Africa 54th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +58.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1967 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1969 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
| 1991 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +130.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 11.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +130.3% | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 51 Austria 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Kyrgyzstan 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 New Zealand 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 55 Mexico 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Honduras 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 57 El Salvador 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -61.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -192.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in South Africa?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in South Africa was 0.0041 BoP, current US$ 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 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 South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- South Africa ranks 54th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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$)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.