Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 16.52 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Upper middle income, 1962–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 16.52 billion BoP, current US$ for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in 2025.
The figure is up 46.0% on the previous year and up 443.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Upper middle income peaked at 16.84 billion BoP, current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million BoP, current US$, in 1963.
Upper middle income ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | 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 | 9.78 million BoP, current US$ | +19.9% |
| 1975 | 151.31 million BoP, current US$ | +1446.6% |
| 1976 | 173.35 million BoP, current US$ | +14.6% |
| 1977 | 163.85 million BoP, current US$ | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 181.40 million BoP, current US$ | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 40.79 million BoP, current US$ | -77.5% |
| 1980 | 65.09 million BoP, current US$ | +59.6% |
| 1981 | 92.42 million BoP, current US$ | +42.0% |
| 1982 | 94.58 million BoP, current US$ | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 75.07 million BoP, current US$ | -20.6% |
| 1984 | 74.94 million BoP, current US$ | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 66.84 million BoP, current US$ | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 67.09 million BoP, current US$ | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 69.37 million BoP, current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 139.96 million BoP, current US$ | +101.8% |
| 1989 | 75.86 million BoP, current US$ | -45.8% |
| 1990 | 214.86 million BoP, current US$ | +183.2% |
| 1991 | 300.60 million BoP, current US$ | +39.9% |
| 1992 | 279.27 million BoP, current US$ | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 327.03 million BoP, current US$ | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 224.15 million BoP, current US$ | -31.5% |
| 1995 | 212.95 million BoP, current US$ | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 320.32 million BoP, current US$ | +50.4% |
| 1997 | 440.90 million BoP, current US$ | +37.6% |
| 1998 | 450.58 million BoP, current US$ | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 378.73 million BoP, current US$ | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 403.24 million BoP, current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 393.96 million BoP, current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 450.41 million BoP, current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 483.75 million BoP, current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 977.33 million BoP, current US$ | +102.0% |
| 2005 | 865.15 million BoP, current US$ | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 868.30 million BoP, current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ | +49.6% |
| 2008 | 2.01 billion BoP, current US$ | +54.8% |
| 2009 | 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.04 billion BoP, current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 2.39 billion BoP, current US$ | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 2.61 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 2.69 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.43 billion BoP, current US$ | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 3.04 billion BoP, current US$ | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 3.37 billion BoP, current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 7.49 billion BoP, current US$ | +122.2% |
| 2018 | 8.61 billion BoP, current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 9.69 billion BoP, current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 11.47 billion BoP, current US$ | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 15.31 billion BoP, current US$ | +33.4% |
| 2022 | 16.84 billion BoP, current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 14.83 billion BoP, current US$ | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 11.32 billion BoP, current US$ | -23.7% |
| 2025 | 16.52 billion BoP, current US$ | +46.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Upper 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 | +1446.6% | 9.78 million BoP, current US$ | 151.31 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1968 | +223.8% | 4.20 million BoP, current US$ | 13.60 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1990 | +183.2% | 75.86 million BoP, current US$ | 214.86 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 | 75.83 million BoP, current US$ | 7.20 million BoP, current US$ | 181.40 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.12 million BoP, current US$ | 65.09 million BoP, current US$ | 139.96 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 314.94 million BoP, current US$ | 212.95 million BoP, current US$ | 450.58 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 966.54 million BoP, current US$ | 393.96 million BoP, current US$ | 2.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.44 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.69 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 11.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 16.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 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
- 16 Australia 7.27 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Italy 6.05 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 18 Belgium 5.16 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 74.06 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5694 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,201 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,754 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Upper middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Upper middle income was 16.52 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.84 billion BoP, current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million BoP, current US$ in 1963.
- How does Upper middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Upper middle income ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 443.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper 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.