Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
145
Highest
773.4 % change on previous year
Cote d'Ivoire
Lowest
-198.57 % change on previous year
Bhutan
Median
7.62 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
5,940
What the numbers show
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate is currently reported for 145 countries. The highest value is 773.4 % change on previous year in Cote d'Ivoire; the lowest is -198.57 % change on previous year in Bhutan.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.62 % change on previous year, and the mean is 39.79 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Cameroon (up 43,878.8%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 5,463.1%).
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 773.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,106.0% | volatile |
| 2 | South Sudan | 684.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 12,983.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Burundi | 674.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 975.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Myanmar | 550.7 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Madagascar | 490.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,331.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Cameroon | 448.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43,878.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Ghana | 391.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,878.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 302.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 188.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 476.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Guyana | 181.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 302.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Kosovo | 164.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 294.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 164.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 294.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 158.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 382.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Mauritius | 88.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7,845.2% | volatile |
| 15 | China | 85 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Algeria | 77.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 261.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Mongolia | 77.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Tanzania | 69.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Romania | 67.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 289.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 66.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 439.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Georgia | 64.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 197.2% | volatile |
| 22 | French Polynesia | 63.39 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 233.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Cape Verde | 61.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Botswana | 60.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Jordan | 57.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 227.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Samoa | 51.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Morocco | 50.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Latvia | 44.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Jamaica | 43.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Montenegro | 41.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 227.5% | volatile |
| 31 | New Caledonia | 40.38 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Kiribati | 39.83 % change on previous year | 1994 | up 150.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 37.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Uganda | 35.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 527.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Norway | 34.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 470.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 33.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 159.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Kenya | 32.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Moldova | 31.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 185.7% | volatile |
| 39 | El Salvador | 29.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Poland | 27.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Cyprus | 27.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 133.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Malawi | 26.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Chile | 26.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 808.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Denmark | 25.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 223.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Malaysia | 23.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 175.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 20.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 128.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Argentina | 19.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 369.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Serbia | 18.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 81.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Croatia | 18.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Ukraine | 17.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 159.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Israel | 16.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 215.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Austria | 16.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 191.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Italy | 16.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 294.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Lebanon | 15.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Indonesia | 15.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 219.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Australia | 15.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Grenada | 15 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Russia | 14.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Ireland | 14.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Belgium | 14.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 551.3% | volatile |
| 61 | United States | 11.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 357.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Singapore | 11.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Luxembourg | 11.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 288.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Malta | 10.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 65 | France | 10.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 10.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 197.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Rwanda | 9.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | United Kingdom | 9.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Germany | 8.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Netherlands | 7.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 130.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Slovenia | 7.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 141.8% | volatile |
| 73 | South Africa | 7.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 197.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Uruguay | 7.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Brazil | 6.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Portugal | 5.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Japan | 5.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 330.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Tunisia | 5.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 4.6 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 80 | South Korea | 4.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Haiti | 3.91 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 121.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Senegal | 3.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Mexico | 3.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Peru | 3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Guatemala | 2.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 320.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Sweden | 2.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Lesotho | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Seychelles | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Faroe Islands | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Slovakia | 0.8192 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 91 | India | 0.4737 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Tuvalu | 0.3791 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Pakistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Bermuda | -0.4604 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 105.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Belarus | -0.6075 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 100.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Solomon Islands | -0.9425 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Bulgaria | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 102.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Ecuador | -1.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Estonia | -1.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Greece | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Angola | -1.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Switzerland | -1.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Maldives | -1.97 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 102.4% | volatile |
| 106 | New Zealand | -2.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 114.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Canada | -2.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Cambodia | -2.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Barbados | -2.58 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Burkina Faso | -2.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 155.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Finland | -3.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Colombia | -3.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Hong Kong | -3.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 136.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Lithuania | -3.98 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Vanuatu | -4.36 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Czechia | -4.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Namibia | -5.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Hungary | -7.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Turkey | -7.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Thailand | -9.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 118.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Iceland | -9.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 120.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Bangladesh | -10.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 136.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Sierra Leone | -10.95 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Egypt | -11.59 % change on previous year | 2007 | down 537.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Cayman Islands | -12.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 207.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Philippines | -15.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 203.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Albania | -16.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 110.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Uzbekistan | -18.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | -21.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 197.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Curacao | -21.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 224.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Panama | -29.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Palestine | -39.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -41.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,054.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Iraq | -43.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Tajikistan | -50.11 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Fiji | -64.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 591.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Mali | -68.73 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Trinidad and Tobago | -70.62 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 5,463.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Eswatini | -78.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Belize | -84 % change on previous year | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Afghanistan | -93.97 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 494.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Aruba | -95.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 829.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Bolivia | -99.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 652.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Suriname | -99.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 144.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Bhutan | -198.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 234.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pacific island small states 845.2 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central 365.56 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 93.12 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 70.34 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 70.34 % change on previous year
- IDA only 62.76 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income 45.96 % change on previous year
- Middle income 39.64 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income 39.52 % change on previous year
- IBRD only 35.16 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total 34.9 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 16.94 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 16.45 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 16.45 % change on previous year
- Other small states 14.66 % change on previous year
- Small states 14.55 % change on previous year
- IDA total 13.62 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific 12.47 % change on previous year
- North America 10.96 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 5.91 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean 5.75 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 4.92 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend 4.73 % change on previous year
- Central Europe and the Baltics 2.86 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 2.63 % change on previous year
- South Asia -0.015 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) -0.015 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) -4.01 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend -5.96 % change on previous year
- World -8.16 % change on previous year
- High income -9.31 % change on previous year
- OECD members -9.52 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia -25.92 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern -26.9 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) -32.86 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) -32.88 % change on previous year
- European Union -39.23 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan -39.97 % change on previous year
- Euro area -40.23 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend -41.19 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.