Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 16.94 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1963–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 16.94 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 40.2% on the previous year and up 876.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 805.63 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -88.43 % change on previous year, in 2007.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high 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 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 1969 | -50 % change on previous year | -250.0% |
| 1970 | 50 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 1971 | 66.32 % change on previous year | +32.6% |
| 1972 | 46.76 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 1973 | -43.69 % change on previous year | -193.4% |
| 1974 | 28.52 % change on previous year | -165.3% |
| 1975 | 12.56 % change on previous year | -55.9% |
| 1976 | 24.43 % change on previous year | +94.4% |
| 1977 | 7.64 % change on previous year | -68.7% |
| 1978 | -1.46 % change on previous year | -119.1% |
| 1979 | 18.07 % change on previous year | -1341.0% |
| 1980 | 50.39 % change on previous year | +178.8% |
| 1981 | 116.95 % change on previous year | +132.1% |
| 1982 | -27.99 % change on previous year | -123.9% |
| 1983 | -12.09 % change on previous year | -56.8% |
| 1984 | -13.87 % change on previous year | +14.7% |
| 1985 | -47.8 % change on previous year | +244.6% |
| 1986 | 26.16 % change on previous year | -154.7% |
| 1987 | 60.11 % change on previous year | +129.7% |
| 1988 | -34.77 % change on previous year | -157.8% |
| 1989 | 173.51 % change on previous year | -599.1% |
| 1990 | -25.71 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 1991 | 226.79 % change on previous year | -982.1% |
| 1992 | -27.03 % change on previous year | -111.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9559 % change on previous year | -103.5% |
| 1994 | 3.31 % change on previous year | +246.7% |
| 1995 | -13.19 % change on previous year | -498.0% |
| 1996 | 54.4 % change on previous year | -512.5% |
| 1997 | -14.27 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 1998 | -3.88 % change on previous year | -72.8% |
| 1999 | -24.08 % change on previous year | +520.1% |
| 2000 | 20.42 % change on previous year | -184.8% |
| 2001 | -54.07 % change on previous year | -364.8% |
| 2002 | -5.9 % change on previous year | -89.1% |
| 2003 | 27.02 % change on previous year | -557.9% |
| 2004 | 546.19 % change on previous year | +1921.1% |
| 2005 | -44.08 % change on previous year | -108.1% |
| 2006 | 805.63 % change on previous year | -1927.4% |
| 2007 | -88.43 % change on previous year | -111.0% |
| 2008 | 75.19 % change on previous year | -185.0% |
| 2009 | -26.1 % change on previous year | -134.7% |
| 2010 | -15.73 % change on previous year | -39.7% |
| 2011 | 26.82 % change on previous year | -270.5% |
| 2012 | -5.21 % change on previous year | -119.4% |
| 2013 | 7.36 % change on previous year | -241.3% |
| 2014 | 11.32 % change on previous year | +53.7% |
| 2015 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -84.7% |
| 2016 | -12.35 % change on previous year | -811.7% |
| 2017 | 17.37 % change on previous year | -240.7% |
| 2018 | 53.58 % change on previous year | +208.4% |
| 2019 | -23.3 % change on previous year | -143.5% |
| 2020 | -25.33 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -108.2% |
| 2022 | 38.64 % change on previous year | +1758.3% |
| 2023 | -18.75 % change on previous year | -148.5% |
| 2024 | 28.31 % change on previous year | -251.0% |
| 2025 | 16.94 % change on previous year | -40.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1921.1% | 27.02 % change on previous year | 546.19 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +1927.4% | -44.08 % change on previous year | 805.63 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +1758.3% | 2.08 % change on previous year | 38.64 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.9 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1970s | 20.92 % change on previous year | -43.69 % change on previous year | 66.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.06 % change on previous year | -47.8 % change on previous year | 173.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.73 % change on previous year | -27.03 % change on previous year | 226.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.59 % change on previous year | -88.43 % change on previous year | 805.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.16 % change on previous year | -23.3 % change on previous year | 53.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.98 % change on previous year | -25.33 % change on previous year | 38.64 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 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
- 13 Kyrgyzstan 158.64 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Mauritius 88.68 % change on previous year compare
- 15 China 85 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.711 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 245.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 16.94 % 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 805.63 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -88.43 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 876.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high 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.