Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 21.69 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in IBRD only, 1962–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in IBRD only stood at 21.69 billion BoP, current US$. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 35.2% on the previous year and up 331.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in IBRD only peaked at 21.69 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million BoP, current US$, in 1963.
That places IBRD only 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.80 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1963 | 1.40 million BoP, current US$ | -50.0% |
| 1964 | 2.80 million BoP, current US$ | +100.0% |
| 1965 | 2.80 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.80 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4.20 million BoP, current US$ | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 13.60 million BoP, current US$ | +223.8% |
| 1969 | 10.80 million BoP, current US$ | -20.6% |
| 1970 | 7.20 million BoP, current US$ | -33.3% |
| 1971 | 9.99 million BoP, current US$ | +38.8% |
| 1972 | 12.42 million BoP, current US$ | +24.3% |
| 1973 | 8.16 million BoP, current US$ | -34.3% |
| 1974 | 9.79 million BoP, current US$ | +20.1% |
| 1975 | 152.55 million BoP, current US$ | +1457.5% |
| 1976 | 173.93 million BoP, current US$ | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 166.08 million BoP, current US$ | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 182.90 million BoP, current US$ | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 43.20 million BoP, current US$ | -76.4% |
| 1980 | 68.11 million BoP, current US$ | +57.7% |
| 1981 | 95.50 million BoP, current US$ | +40.2% |
| 1982 | 97.22 million BoP, current US$ | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 78.61 million BoP, current US$ | -19.1% |
| 1984 | 77.30 million BoP, current US$ | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 76.59 million BoP, current US$ | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 73.10 million BoP, current US$ | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 73.15 million BoP, current US$ | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 136.56 million BoP, current US$ | +86.7% |
| 1989 | 85.72 million BoP, current US$ | -37.2% |
| 1990 | 219.43 million BoP, current US$ | +156.0% |
| 1991 | 306.93 million BoP, current US$ | +39.9% |
| 1992 | 279.84 million BoP, current US$ | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 353.12 million BoP, current US$ | +26.2% |
| 1994 | 302.94 million BoP, current US$ | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 289.02 million BoP, current US$ | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 712.90 million BoP, current US$ | +146.7% |
| 1997 | 765.87 million BoP, current US$ | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 665.10 million BoP, current US$ | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 643.23 million BoP, current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 818.67 million BoP, current US$ | +27.3% |
| 2001 | 784.70 million BoP, current US$ | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 862.11 million BoP, current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 946.01 million BoP, current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 1.73 billion BoP, current US$ | +82.7% |
| 2005 | 1.77 billion BoP, current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.87 billion BoP, current US$ | +62.2% |
| 2007 | 2.20 billion BoP, current US$ | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 3.15 billion BoP, current US$ | +42.8% |
| 2009 | 2.88 billion BoP, current US$ | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 3.38 billion BoP, current US$ | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 3.94 billion BoP, current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 4.39 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 4.62 billion BoP, current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 4.52 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 5.03 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 5.25 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 9.85 billion BoP, current US$ | +87.7% |
| 2018 | 11.35 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 12.71 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 15.46 billion BoP, current US$ | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 19.68 billion BoP, current US$ | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 20.86 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 19.21 billion BoP, current US$ | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 16.05 billion BoP, current US$ | -16.5% |
| 2025 | 21.69 billion BoP, current US$ | +35.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in IBRD only 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +1457.5% | 9.79 million BoP, current US$ | 152.55 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1968 | +223.8% | 4.20 million BoP, current US$ | 13.60 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.15 million BoP, current US$ | 1.40 million BoP, current US$ | 13.60 million BoP, current US$ | 8 |
| 1970s | 76.62 million BoP, current US$ | 7.20 million BoP, current US$ | 182.90 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.19 million BoP, current US$ | 68.11 million BoP, current US$ | 136.56 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 453.84 million BoP, current US$ | 219.43 million BoP, current US$ | 765.87 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 784.70 million BoP, current US$ | 3.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 12.71 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.83 billion BoP, current US$ | 15.46 billion BoP, current US$ | 21.69 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 9 Singapore 15.68 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 10 China 13.07 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 11 Sweden 11.97 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 12 South Korea 9.98 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 13 Denmark 8.61 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 14 Spain 8.08 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 15 Canada 7.81 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for IBRD only
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 265.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP 43.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.9% (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,651 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3239 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,247 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP 39.04 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in IBRD only?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in IBRD only was 21.69 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 21.69 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million BoP, current US$ in 1963.
- How does IBRD only rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- IBRD only 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 IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 331.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.