Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 420.61 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1962–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 420.61 million BoP, current US$ for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in 2025.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 1.46 billion BoP, current US$ in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million BoP, current US$, in 1963.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | 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 | 5.60 million BoP, current US$ | +33.3% |
| 1969 | 2.80 million BoP, current US$ | -50.0% |
| 1970 | 4.20 million BoP, current US$ | +50.0% |
| 1971 | 6.99 million BoP, current US$ | +66.3% |
| 1972 | 10.25 million BoP, current US$ | +46.8% |
| 1973 | 5.77 million BoP, current US$ | -43.7% |
| 1974 | 7.42 million BoP, current US$ | +28.5% |
| 1975 | 8.35 million BoP, current US$ | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 10.39 million BoP, current US$ | +24.4% |
| 1977 | 11.19 million BoP, current US$ | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 11.02 million BoP, current US$ | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 13.01 million BoP, current US$ | +18.1% |
| 1980 | 19.57 million BoP, current US$ | +50.4% |
| 1981 | 42.51 million BoP, current US$ | +117.2% |
| 1982 | 31.31 million BoP, current US$ | -26.4% |
| 1983 | 27.04 million BoP, current US$ | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 23.39 million BoP, current US$ | -13.5% |
| 1985 | 12.27 million BoP, current US$ | -47.5% |
| 1986 | 15.25 million BoP, current US$ | +24.3% |
| 1987 | 24.41 million BoP, current US$ | +60.1% |
| 1988 | 15.93 million BoP, current US$ | -34.8% |
| 1989 | 43.56 million BoP, current US$ | +173.5% |
| 1990 | 32.36 million BoP, current US$ | -25.7% |
| 1991 | 105.75 million BoP, current US$ | +226.8% |
| 1992 | 77.17 million BoP, current US$ | -27.0% |
| 1993 | 77.91 million BoP, current US$ | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 80.49 million BoP, current US$ | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 69.88 million BoP, current US$ | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 107.89 million BoP, current US$ | +54.4% |
| 1997 | 92.49 million BoP, current US$ | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 88.90 million BoP, current US$ | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 67.50 million BoP, current US$ | -24.1% |
| 2000 | 81.28 million BoP, current US$ | +20.4% |
| 2001 | 37.33 million BoP, current US$ | -54.1% |
| 2002 | 35.13 million BoP, current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 44.62 million BoP, current US$ | +27.0% |
| 2004 | 288.33 million BoP, current US$ | +546.2% |
| 2005 | 161.22 million BoP, current US$ | -44.1% |
| 2006 | 1.46 billion BoP, current US$ | +805.6% |
| 2007 | 170.19 million BoP, current US$ | -88.3% |
| 2008 | 297.01 million BoP, current US$ | +74.5% |
| 2009 | 227.42 million BoP, current US$ | -23.4% |
| 2010 | 186.21 million BoP, current US$ | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 235.39 million BoP, current US$ | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 223.21 million BoP, current US$ | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 239.56 million BoP, current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 266.09 million BoP, current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 270.71 million BoP, current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 237.47 million BoP, current US$ | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 278.56 million BoP, current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 427.10 million BoP, current US$ | +53.3% |
| 2019 | 327.94 million BoP, current US$ | -23.2% |
| 2020 | 245.16 million BoP, current US$ | -25.2% |
| 2021 | 250.27 million BoP, current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 346.46 million BoP, current US$ | +38.4% |
| 2023 | 281.80 million BoP, current US$ | -18.7% |
| 2024 | 361.20 million BoP, current US$ | +28.2% |
| 2025 | 420.61 million BoP, current US$ | +16.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +805.6% | 161.22 million BoP, current US$ | 1.46 billion BoP, current US$ |
| 2004 | +546.2% | 44.62 million BoP, current US$ | 288.33 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.15 million BoP, current US$ | 1.40 million BoP, current US$ | 5.60 million BoP, current US$ | 8 |
| 1970s | 8.86 million BoP, current US$ | 4.20 million BoP, current US$ | 13.01 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.52 million BoP, current US$ | 12.27 million BoP, current US$ | 43.56 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.03 million BoP, current US$ | 32.36 million BoP, current US$ | 107.89 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 280.26 million BoP, current US$ | 35.13 million BoP, current US$ | 1.46 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 269.22 million BoP, current US$ | 186.21 million BoP, current US$ | 427.10 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 317.58 million BoP, current US$ | 245.16 million BoP, current US$ | 420.61 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 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
- 31 Russia 634.39 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 32 Norway 621.51 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 33 Turkey 554.00 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 34 Bulgaria 421.43 million BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 466.42 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2788 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 407.9 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2438 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1471 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 398.55 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 420.61 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 billion BoP, current US$ in 2006.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million BoP, current US$ in 1963.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.