Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 39.52 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Low & middle income, 1963–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Low & middle income stood at 39.52 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 296.7% on the previous year and up 202.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Low & middle income peaked at 223.81 % change on previous year in 1968 and was at its lowest, -76.47 % change on previous year, in 1979.
Low & middle income ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -50 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 100 % change on previous year | -300.0% |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 50 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 223.81 % change on previous year | +347.6% |
| 1969 | -20.59 % change on previous year | -109.2% |
| 1970 | -33.33 % change on previous year | +61.9% |
| 1971 | 38.81 % change on previous year | -216.4% |
| 1972 | 24.3 % change on previous year | -37.4% |
| 1973 | -34.34 % change on previous year | -241.3% |
| 1974 | 20.44 % change on previous year | -159.5% |
| 1976 | 16.36 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 1977 | -6.08 % change on previous year | -137.2% |
| 1978 | 10.17 % change on previous year | -267.2% |
| 1979 | -76.47 % change on previous year | -852.2% |
| 1980 | 61.74 % change on previous year | -180.7% |
| 1981 | 72.35 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 1982 | -9.87 % change on previous year | -113.6% |
| 1983 | -18.55 % change on previous year | +88.0% |
| 1984 | -2.38 % change on previous year | -87.2% |
| 1985 | -8.49 % change on previous year | +257.0% |
| 1986 | -5.25 % change on previous year | -38.1% |
| 1987 | 13.35 % change on previous year | -354.2% |
| 1988 | 72.28 % change on previous year | +441.4% |
| 1989 | -15.77 % change on previous year | -121.8% |
| 1990 | 93.53 % change on previous year | -693.1% |
| 1991 | 38.72 % change on previous year | -58.6% |
| 1992 | -4.84 % change on previous year | -112.5% |
| 1993 | 18.07 % change on previous year | -473.3% |
| 1994 | -15.76 % change on previous year | -187.2% |
| 1995 | -5.31 % change on previous year | -66.3% |
| 1996 | 51.11 % change on previous year | -1061.8% |
| 1997 | 23.66 % change on previous year | -53.7% |
| 1998 | 5.92 % change on previous year | -75.0% |
| 1999 | -14.76 % change on previous year | -349.2% |
| 2000 | 24.22 % change on previous year | -264.1% |
| 2001 | -14.77 % change on previous year | -161.0% |
| 2002 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -148.3% |
| 2003 | 24.44 % change on previous year | +242.3% |
| 2004 | 101.82 % change on previous year | +316.6% |
| 2005 | -2.67 % change on previous year | -102.6% |
| 2006 | 95.71 % change on previous year | -3685.7% |
| 2007 | -35.23 % change on previous year | -136.8% |
| 2008 | 40 % change on previous year | -213.5% |
| 2009 | -5.5 % change on previous year | -113.7% |
| 2010 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -81.4% |
| 2011 | 24.68 % change on previous year | -2513.6% |
| 2012 | 8.18 % change on previous year | -66.8% |
| 2013 | 9.89 % change on previous year | +20.9% |
| 2014 | -1.71 % change on previous year | -117.3% |
| 2015 | 13.07 % change on previous year | -863.7% |
| 2016 | 8.04 % change on previous year | -38.5% |
| 2017 | 104.06 % change on previous year | +1194.6% |
| 2018 | 16.25 % change on previous year | -84.4% |
| 2019 | 11.61 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 19.19 % change on previous year | +65.2% |
| 2021 | 26.49 % change on previous year | +38.1% |
| 2022 | 12.52 % change on previous year | -52.7% |
| 2023 | -9.74 % change on previous year | -177.8% |
| 2024 | -20.09 % change on previous year | +106.3% |
| 2025 | 39.52 % change on previous year | -296.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Low & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +3685.7% | -2.67 % change on previous year | 95.71 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +2513.6% | -1.02 % change on previous year | 24.68 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +1194.6% | 8.04 % change on previous year | 104.06 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | +1061.8% | -5.31 % change on previous year | 51.11 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.32 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 223.81 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1970s | -4.46 % change on previous year | -76.47 % change on previous year | 38.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 15.94 % change on previous year | -18.55 % change on previous year | 72.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.03 % change on previous year | -15.76 % change on previous year | 93.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.52 % change on previous year | -35.23 % change on previous year | 101.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.31 % change on previous year | -1.71 % change on previous year | 104.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.31 % change on previous year | -20.09 % change on previous year | 39.52 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 6 Cameroon 448.19 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Ghana 391.54 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Ethiopia 302.29 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 188.94 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Guyana 181.59 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Kosovo 164.34 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 164.34 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 379.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0832 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added 57.6% (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,838 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Low & middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Low & middle income was 39.52 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 223.81 % change on previous year in 1968.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -76.47 % change on previous year in 1979.
- How does Low & middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Low & middle income ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.