Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
Saint Lucia ranks 27th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +85.5% |
| 1995 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +177.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.0063 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, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Saint Lucia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +177.0% | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1994 | +85.5% | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 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 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 24 Hungary 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Australia 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Yemen 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Malaysia 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Czechia 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Macao 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Saint Lucia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 18.67 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 103.63 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 193.98 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,077 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Saint Lucia?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Saint Lucia was 0.0063 BoP, current US$ 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 27th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.