Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Spain
Spain: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 66.33 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Spain, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Spain recorded 66.33 % change on previous year for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 315.7% on the previous year and up 439.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Spain peaked at 71.86 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, -13.7 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Spain ranks 20th of 145 countries 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4.15 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 29.7 % change on previous year | +615.9% |
| 1978 | 10.61 % change on previous year | -64.3% |
| 1979 | 8.18 % change on previous year | -22.9% |
| 1980 | 42.33 % change on previous year | +417.4% |
| 1981 | -12.96 % change on previous year | -130.6% |
| 1982 | 15.23 % change on previous year | -217.5% |
| 1983 | -11.03 % change on previous year | -172.4% |
| 1984 | -7.21 % change on previous year | -34.6% |
| 1985 | -13.56 % change on previous year | +88.1% |
| 1986 | 24.41 % change on previous year | -280.0% |
| 1987 | -9.32 % change on previous year | -138.2% |
| 1988 | 35.25 % change on previous year | -478.3% |
| 1989 | 32.69 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 71.86 % change on previous year | +119.8% |
| 1991 | -6.47 % change on previous year | -109.0% |
| 1992 | 20.42 % change on previous year | -415.6% |
| 1993 | 48.15 % change on previous year | +135.8% |
| 1994 | 46.42 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1995 | -10.95 % change on previous year | -123.6% |
| 1996 | 9.19 % change on previous year | -183.9% |
| 1997 | -1.07 % change on previous year | -111.6% |
| 1998 | 14.15 % change on previous year | -1424.3% |
| 2014 | 22.44 % change on previous year | +58.6% |
| 2015 | 12.3 % change on previous year | -45.2% |
| 2016 | 18.98 % change on previous year | +54.4% |
| 2017 | 23.62 % change on previous year | +24.4% |
| 2018 | 6.48 % change on previous year | -72.6% |
| 2019 | 35.26 % change on previous year | +444.6% |
| 2020 | -13.7 % change on previous year | -138.9% |
| 2021 | 30.13 % change on previous year | -319.9% |
| 2022 | 17.69 % change on previous year | -41.3% |
| 2023 | -7.25 % change on previous year | -141.0% |
| 2024 | 15.96 % change on previous year | -320.2% |
| 2025 | 66.33 % change on previous year | +315.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1424.3% | -1.07 % change on previous year | 14.15 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.16 % change on previous year | 4.15 % change on previous year | 29.7 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1980s | 9.58 % change on previous year | -13.56 % change on previous year | 42.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.3 % change on previous year | -10.95 % change on previous year | 71.86 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.85 % change on previous year | 6.48 % change on previous year | 35.26 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.19 % change on previous year | -13.7 % change on previous year | 66.33 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 17 Mongolia 77.38 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Tanzania 69.74 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Romania 67.32 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Georgia 64.43 % change on previous year compare
- 22 French Polynesia 63.39 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Cape Verde 61.58 % change on previous year compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 46.38 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 939.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 28.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -34.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 569.12 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 19.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Spain?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Spain was 66.33 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 71.86 % change on previous year in 1990.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.7 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Spain ranks 20th out of 145 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 439.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.