Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 45.96 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Upper middle 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 Upper middle income is 45.96 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 294.2% on the previous year and up 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Upper middle income peaked at 223.81 % change on previous year in 1968 and was at its lowest, -77.51 % change on previous year, in 1979.
That places Upper middle income 7th 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 Upper 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 | 19.93 % change on previous year | -158.0% |
| 1976 | 14.57 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 1977 | -5.48 % change on previous year | -137.6% |
| 1978 | 10.71 % change on previous year | -295.4% |
| 1979 | -77.51 % change on previous year | -823.7% |
| 1980 | 59.56 % change on previous year | -176.8% |
| 1981 | 41.99 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 1982 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
| 1983 | -20.63 % change on previous year | -981.7% |
| 1984 | -0.1762 % change on previous year | -99.1% |
| 1985 | -10.81 % change on previous year | +6033.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3812 % change on previous year | -103.5% |
| 1987 | 3.4 % change on previous year | +791.5% |
| 1988 | 101.75 % change on previous year | +2894.1% |
| 1989 | -45.8 % change on previous year | -145.0% |
| 1990 | 183.23 % change on previous year | -500.1% |
| 1991 | 39.91 % change on previous year | -78.2% |
| 1992 | -7.1 % change on previous year | -117.8% |
| 1993 | 17.1 % change on previous year | -341.0% |
| 1994 | -31.46 % change on previous year | -284.0% |
| 1995 | -4.99 % change on previous year | -84.1% |
| 1996 | 50.42 % change on previous year | -1109.6% |
| 1997 | 37.64 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 1998 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 1999 | -15.95 % change on previous year | -826.0% |
| 2000 | 6.47 % change on previous year | -140.6% |
| 2001 | -2.3 % change on previous year | -135.5% |
| 2002 | 14.33 % change on previous year | -722.9% |
| 2003 | 7.4 % change on previous year | -48.3% |
| 2004 | 102.03 % change on previous year | +1278.3% |
| 2005 | -11.48 % change on previous year | -111.2% |
| 2006 | 0.365 % change on previous year | -103.2% |
| 2007 | 49.55 % change on previous year | +13475.7% |
| 2008 | 54.79 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 2009 | -4.76 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
| 2010 | 6.34 % change on previous year | -233.4% |
| 2011 | 17.46 % change on previous year | +175.3% |
| 2012 | 9.25 % change on previous year | -47.0% |
| 2013 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
| 2014 | -9.94 % change on previous year | -416.5% |
| 2015 | 25.21 % change on previous year | -353.7% |
| 2016 | 10.96 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 2017 | 122.2 % change on previous year | +1015.4% |
| 2018 | 14.95 % change on previous year | -87.8% |
| 2019 | 12.51 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 18.4 % change on previous year | +47.1% |
| 2021 | 33.44 % change on previous year | +81.7% |
| 2022 | 10.02 % change on previous year | -70.0% |
| 2023 | -11.94 % change on previous year | -219.2% |
| 2024 | -23.67 % change on previous year | +98.2% |
| 2025 | 45.96 % change on previous year | -294.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +13475.7% | 0.365 % change on previous year | 49.55 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | -6033.9% | -0.1762 % change on previous year | -10.81 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | +2894.1% | 3.4 % change on previous year | 101.75 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | +1278.3% | 7.4 % change on previous year | 102.03 % 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 | -4.7 % change on previous year | -77.51 % change on previous year | 38.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 13.2 % change on previous year | -45.8 % change on previous year | 101.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.1 % change on previous year | -31.46 % change on previous year | 183.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.64 % change on previous year | -11.48 % change on previous year | 102.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.21 % change on previous year | -9.94 % change on previous year | 122.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.03 % change on previous year | -23.67 % change on previous year | 45.96 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 4 Myanmar 550.7 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Madagascar 490.08 % change on previous year compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 74.06 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5694 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,201 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,754 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Upper middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Upper middle income was 45.96 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 223.81 % change on previous year in 1968.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -77.51 % change on previous year in 1979.
- How does Upper middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Upper middle income ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.