Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Upper middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 0.0025 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 down 8.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Upper middle income peaked at 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1960.
That places Upper middle income 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +67.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +290.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.6% |
| 1998 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Upper middle income 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 | +290.0% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 20 Curacao 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Japan 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 South Korea 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 United Kingdom 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5694 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,201 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,754 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,192 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Upper middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Upper middle income was 0.0025 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960.
- How does Upper middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Upper middle income ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.