Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Benin
Benin: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 1.05 million BoP, current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Benin, 2001–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Benin is 1.05 million BoP, current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 5,934.5% on the previous year and up 30,064.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Benin peaked at 1.05 million BoP, current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 843.73 BoP, current US$, in 2016.
Benin ranks 113th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Benin, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,365 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2002 | 2,883 BoP, current US$ | +111.2% |
| 2003 | 87,947 BoP, current US$ | +2950.5% |
| 2004 | 59,269 BoP, current US$ | -32.6% |
| 2005 | 30,592 BoP, current US$ | -48.4% |
| 2006 | 1,914 BoP, current US$ | -93.7% |
| 2007 | 11,047 BoP, current US$ | +477.1% |
| 2008 | 20,179 BoP, current US$ | +82.7% |
| 2009 | 11,100 BoP, current US$ | -45.0% |
| 2010 | 2,021 BoP, current US$ | -81.8% |
| 2011 | 3,490 BoP, current US$ | +72.7% |
| 2012 | 4,960 BoP, current US$ | +42.1% |
| 2013 | 6,429 BoP, current US$ | +29.6% |
| 2014 | 7,899 BoP, current US$ | +22.9% |
| 2015 | 5,074 BoP, current US$ | -35.8% |
| 2016 | 843.73 BoP, current US$ | -83.4% |
| 2017 | 72,049 BoP, current US$ | +8439.3% |
| 2018 | 143,254 BoP, current US$ | +98.8% |
| 2019 | 80,351 BoP, current US$ | -43.9% |
| 2020 | 17,448 BoP, current US$ | -78.3% |
| 2021 | 1.05 million BoP, current US$ | +5934.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +8439.3% | 843.73 BoP, current US$ | 72,049 BoP, current US$ |
| 2021 | +5934.5% | 17,448 BoP, current US$ | 1.05 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2003 | +2950.5% | 2,883 BoP, current US$ | 87,947 BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25,144 BoP, current US$ | 1,365 BoP, current US$ | 87,947 BoP, current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 32,637 BoP, current US$ | 843.73 BoP, current US$ | 143,254 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 535,159 BoP, current US$ | 17,448 BoP, current US$ | 1.05 million BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 110 Faroe Islands 1.18 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 111 Bangladesh 1.18 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 112 Montenegro 1.09 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 114 Botswana 967,546 BoP, current US$ compare
- 115 Cameroon 942,194 BoP, current US$ compare
- 116 Burkina Faso 678,098 BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 60.28 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 543.01 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 37.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Benin?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Benin was 1.05 million BoP, current US$ in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million BoP, current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 843.73 BoP, current US$ in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Benin ranks 113th out of 154 countries with data for 2021.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30,064.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) with 155 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) with 155 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.