Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in OECD members
OECD members: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 481.94 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in OECD members, 1967–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in OECD members is 481.94 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in OECD members peaked at 532.64 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.64 million BoP, current US$, in 1967.
That places OECD members 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 64.64 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1968 | 66.84 million BoP, current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 90.87 million BoP, current US$ | +36.0% |
| 1970 | 2.79 billion BoP, current US$ | +2970.9% |
| 1971 | 3.19 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.4% |
| 1972 | 3.54 billion BoP, current US$ | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 4.14 billion BoP, current US$ | +17.0% |
| 1974 | 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ | +18.0% |
| 1975 | 5.74 billion BoP, current US$ | +17.5% |
| 1976 | 5.94 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 6.72 billion BoP, current US$ | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 8.07 billion BoP, current US$ | +20.1% |
| 1979 | 8.81 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 10.12 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.9% |
| 1981 | 10.27 billion BoP, current US$ | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 8.21 billion BoP, current US$ | -20.1% |
| 1983 | 8.78 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 8.86 billion BoP, current US$ | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 9.65 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 11.85 billion BoP, current US$ | +22.8% |
| 1987 | 15.64 billion BoP, current US$ | +32.0% |
| 1988 | 18.65 billion BoP, current US$ | +19.2% |
| 1989 | 20.89 billion BoP, current US$ | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 26.60 billion BoP, current US$ | +27.3% |
| 1991 | 26.01 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 30.35 billion BoP, current US$ | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 31.90 billion BoP, current US$ | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 38.88 billion BoP, current US$ | +21.9% |
| 1995 | 43.94 billion BoP, current US$ | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 53.70 billion BoP, current US$ | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 55.77 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 59.64 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 71.35 billion BoP, current US$ | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 81.27 billion BoP, current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 80.32 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 87.15 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 97.18 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 135.54 billion BoP, current US$ | +39.5% |
| 2005 | 159.46 billion BoP, current US$ | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 171.25 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 204.94 billion BoP, current US$ | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 223.36 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 213.83 billion BoP, current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 236.76 billion BoP, current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 269.90 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 274.09 billion BoP, current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 293.28 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 309.48 billion BoP, current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 320.03 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 324.09 billion BoP, current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 350.97 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 382.35 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 397.39 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 385.08 billion BoP, current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 469.62 billion BoP, current US$ | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 469.74 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 473.69 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 532.64 billion BoP, current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2025 | 481.94 billion BoP, current US$ | -9.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in OECD members 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +2970.9% | 90.87 million BoP, current US$ | 2.79 billion BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.12 million BoP, current US$ | 64.64 million BoP, current US$ | 90.87 million BoP, current US$ | 3 |
| 1970s | 5.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.79 billion BoP, current US$ | 8.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 8.21 billion BoP, current US$ | 20.89 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.82 billion BoP, current US$ | 26.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 71.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 145.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 80.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 223.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 315.83 billion BoP, current US$ | 236.76 billion BoP, current US$ | 397.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 468.78 billion BoP, current US$ | 385.08 billion BoP, current US$ | 532.64 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 1 United States 189.15 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 2 Netherlands 61.99 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 3 Japan 54.53 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 4 United Kingdom 54.39 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 5 Germany 50.23 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Switzerland 35.11 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 France 20.94 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 7,116 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6506 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 554.27 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in OECD members?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in OECD members was 481.94 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 532.64 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.64 million BoP, current US$ in 1967.
- How does OECD members rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- OECD members ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.