Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Singapore
Singapore: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 15.68 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Singapore, 1995–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 15.68 billion BoP, current US$ for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Singapore peaked at 17.44 billion BoP, current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.57 million BoP, current US$, in 1997.
Singapore ranks 9th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 47.98 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 53.12 million BoP, current US$ | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 43.57 million BoP, current US$ | -18.0% |
| 1998 | 49.35 million BoP, current US$ | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 58.76 million BoP, current US$ | +19.1% |
| 2000 | 64.97 million BoP, current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 75.68 million BoP, current US$ | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 169.16 million BoP, current US$ | +123.5% |
| 2003 | 215.02 million BoP, current US$ | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 439.82 million BoP, current US$ | +104.6% |
| 2005 | 650.26 million BoP, current US$ | +47.8% |
| 2006 | 682.72 million BoP, current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 874.66 million BoP, current US$ | +28.1% |
| 2008 | 1.21 billion BoP, current US$ | +38.8% |
| 2009 | 1.43 billion BoP, current US$ | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 1.93 billion BoP, current US$ | +35.1% |
| 2011 | 2.66 billion BoP, current US$ | +37.6% |
| 2012 | 2.81 billion BoP, current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 3.41 billion BoP, current US$ | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 3.91 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 8.65 billion BoP, current US$ | +121.3% |
| 2016 | 7.05 billion BoP, current US$ | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 8.07 billion BoP, current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 8.96 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 9.01 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.32 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 12.19 billion BoP, current US$ | +30.7% |
| 2022 | 12.97 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 17.44 billion BoP, current US$ | +34.5% |
| 2024 | 14.07 billion BoP, current US$ | -19.3% |
| 2025 | 15.68 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +123.5% | 75.68 million BoP, current US$ | 169.16 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2015 | +121.3% | 3.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 8.65 billion BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.56 million BoP, current US$ | 43.57 million BoP, current US$ | 58.76 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 581.65 million BoP, current US$ | 64.97 million BoP, current US$ | 1.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.93 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.61 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 17.44 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 94.20 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 15,415 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 159.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 17.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.2634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 26,032 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Singapore?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Singapore was 15.68 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 17.44 billion BoP, current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.57 million BoP, current US$ in 1997.
- How does Singapore rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Singapore ranks 9th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.