Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 23.9%
Rank
31st
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2007
All-time low
0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1961
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Sub-Saharan 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.9% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1961.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +61.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.3% |
| 2000 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 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 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 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
- 31 Israel 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Denmark 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Germany 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Poland 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 386.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -84.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 398.55 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.26 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0012 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) 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$)
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.