Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Trinidad and Tobago, 1975–2025
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 Trinidad and Tobago is 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.7% on the previous year and down 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1998.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 145th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +60.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 1992 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -79.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -64.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +103.6% |
| 1998 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6824.3% |
| 2012 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -70.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.7% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 5% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 7% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +6824.3% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 142 Vanuatu 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 143 Uganda 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 144 Paraguay 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 146 Mauritania 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 147 New Caledonia 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -390.11 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -285.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -794.39 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -75.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -580.8 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -10.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0002 BoP, current US$ 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 145th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.