Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments in Comoros

Comoros: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments was 2.36 million BoP, current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2.36 million BoP, current US$
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
144th
of 170 countries
All-time high
2.36 million BoP, current US$
in 2023
All-time low
311,737 BoP, current US$
in 2014
Years of data
10
2014–2023

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments in Comoros, 2014–2023

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M2014201820232014: 311.7k BoP, current US$2015: 775.8k BoP, current US$2016: 639.7k BoP, current US$2017: 423.8k BoP, current US$2018: 465.8k BoP, current US$2019: 522.5k BoP, current US$2020: 674.5k BoP, current US$2021: 2.1M BoP, current US$2022: 2.1M BoP, current US$2023: 2.4M BoP, current US$

Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.

Analysis

Comoros recorded 2.36 million BoP, current US$ for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 658.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments in Comoros peaked at 2.36 million BoP, current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 311,737 BoP, current US$, in 2014.

That places Comoros 144th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 in Comoros, year by year

Annual values for Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) in Comoros, 2014 to 2023.
Year BoP, current US$ Change
2014 311,737 BoP, current US$
2015 775,837 BoP, current US$ +148.9%
2016 639,722 BoP, current US$ -17.5%
2017 423,791 BoP, current US$ -33.8%
2018 465,764 BoP, current US$ +9.9%
2019 522,475 BoP, current US$ +12.2%
2020 674,544 BoP, current US$ +29.1%
2021 2.06 million BoP, current US$ +205.5%
2022 2.11 million BoP, current US$ +2.2%
2023 2.36 million BoP, current US$ +12.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 523,221 BoP, current US$ 311,737 BoP, current US$ 775,837 BoP, current US$ 6
2020s 1.80 million BoP, current US$ 674,544 BoP, current US$ 2.36 million BoP, current US$ 4

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 141 Ethiopia 2.62 million BoP, current US$ compare
  2. 142 Cape Verde 2.46 million BoP, current US$ compare
  3. 143 Lesotho 2.40 million BoP, current US$ compare
  4. 145 Mauritania 2.33 million BoP, current US$ compare
  5. 146 Bermuda 2.32 million BoP, current US$ compare
  6. 147 Togo 2.31 million BoP, current US$

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Frequently asked questions

What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments in Comoros?
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments in Comoros was 2.36 million BoP, current US$ in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 2.36 million BoP, current US$ in 2023.
What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 311,737 BoP, current US$ in 2014.
How does Comoros rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments?
Comoros ranks 144th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is up 658.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Comoros data come from?
The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 7,741 data points, 1960–2025
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Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.