Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 1.98 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Lower middle income, 1974–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Lower middle income is 1.98 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 173.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Lower middle income peaked at 1.98 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41,545 BoP, current US$, in 1974.
Lower middle income ranks 27th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 41,545 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 1.28 million BoP, current US$ | +2982.2% |
| 1976 | 4.19 million BoP, current US$ | +227.5% |
| 1977 | 2.90 million BoP, current US$ | -30.9% |
| 1978 | 2.30 million BoP, current US$ | -20.6% |
| 1979 | 2.42 million BoP, current US$ | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 4.81 million BoP, current US$ | +98.4% |
| 1981 | 28.05 million BoP, current US$ | +483.0% |
| 1982 | 14.01 million BoP, current US$ | -50.1% |
| 1983 | 13.38 million BoP, current US$ | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 11.41 million BoP, current US$ | -14.7% |
| 1985 | 12.18 million BoP, current US$ | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 7.78 million BoP, current US$ | -36.2% |
| 1987 | 15.49 million BoP, current US$ | +99.2% |
| 1988 | 6.25 million BoP, current US$ | -59.7% |
| 1989 | 47.29 million BoP, current US$ | +657.0% |
| 1990 | 23.34 million BoP, current US$ | -50.6% |
| 1991 | 28.39 million BoP, current US$ | +21.6% |
| 1992 | 34.36 million BoP, current US$ | +21.1% |
| 1993 | 43.04 million BoP, current US$ | +25.3% |
| 1994 | 87.34 million BoP, current US$ | +102.9% |
| 1995 | 82.58 million BoP, current US$ | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 126.09 million BoP, current US$ | +52.7% |
| 1997 | 111.69 million BoP, current US$ | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 134.68 million BoP, current US$ | +20.6% |
| 1999 | 120.58 million BoP, current US$ | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 216.83 million BoP, current US$ | +79.8% |
| 2001 | 134.16 million BoP, current US$ | -38.1% |
| 2002 | 116.11 million BoP, current US$ | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 220.38 million BoP, current US$ | +89.8% |
| 2004 | 444.88 million BoP, current US$ | +101.9% |
| 2005 | 472.98 million BoP, current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.64 billion BoP, current US$ | +246.9% |
| 2007 | 401.17 million BoP, current US$ | -75.5% |
| 2008 | 305.94 million BoP, current US$ | -23.7% |
| 2009 | 255.88 million BoP, current US$ | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 250.42 million BoP, current US$ | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 449.01 million BoP, current US$ | +79.3% |
| 2012 | 460.61 million BoP, current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 681.07 million BoP, current US$ | +47.9% |
| 2014 | 891.66 million BoP, current US$ | +30.9% |
| 2015 | 726.96 million BoP, current US$ | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 714.92 million BoP, current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 831.89 million BoP, current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 1.05 billion BoP, current US$ | +26.6% |
| 2019 | 1.13 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 1.43 billion BoP, current US$ | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 1.00 billion BoP, current US$ | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 1.53 billion BoP, current US$ | +52.0% |
| 2023 | 1.75 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 1.93 billion BoP, current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2025 | 1.98 billion BoP, current US$ | +2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +2982.2% | 41,545 BoP, current US$ | 1.28 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1989 | +657.0% | 6.25 million BoP, current US$ | 47.29 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1981 | +483.0% | 4.81 million BoP, current US$ | 28.05 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2006 | +246.9% | 472.98 million BoP, current US$ | 1.64 billion BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.19 million BoP, current US$ | 41,545 BoP, current US$ | 4.19 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
| 1980s | 16.07 million BoP, current US$ | 4.81 million BoP, current US$ | 47.29 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.21 million BoP, current US$ | 23.34 million BoP, current US$ | 134.68 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 420.89 million BoP, current US$ | 116.11 million BoP, current US$ | 1.64 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 718.77 million BoP, current US$ | 250.42 million BoP, current US$ | 1.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.00 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.98 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 24 Poland 1.90 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 25 India 1.74 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 26 Hungary 1.67 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 27 Brazil 1.16 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 28 New Zealand 1.10 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 29 Czechia 1.04 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 30 Hong Kong 709.99 million BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,817 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 261.65 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 298.08 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Lower middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Lower middle income was 1.98 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,545 BoP, current US$ in 1974.
- How does Lower middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Lower middle income ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower 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$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) 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.