Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 0.2978 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1962–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.2978 BoP, current US$ per person for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in 2025.
The figure is down 28.7% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 3.07 BoP, current US$ per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1963.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1963 | 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per person | +94.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0183 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0266 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0345 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0395 BoP, current US$ per person | +61.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0563 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0308 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0382 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0418 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0505 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0529 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0506 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0577 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0844 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0848 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0841 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0754 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0565 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0422 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0479 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0823 BoP, current US$ per person | +72.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0502 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1388 BoP, current US$ per person | +176.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0982 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3259 BoP, current US$ per person | +232.1% |
| 1992 | 0.191 BoP, current US$ per person | -41.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2266 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2281 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1924 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2937 BoP, current US$ per person | +52.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2446 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2304 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1621 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.7% |
| 2000 | 0.194 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0887 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.3% |
| 2002 | 0.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1002 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6362 BoP, current US$ per person | +535.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3464 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.6% |
| 2006 | 3.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +785.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3463 BoP, current US$ per person | -88.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5864 BoP, current US$ per person | +69.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4355 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3445 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 0.425 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3889 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4052 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4331 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4318 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3661 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4253 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4778 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3584 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2732 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3214 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4229 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3377 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4177 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2978 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Africa Eastern and Southern 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 | +785.9% | 0.3464 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.07 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2004 | +535.2% | 0.1002 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6362 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1991 | +232.1% | 0.0982 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3259 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0345 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0443 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0577 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0746 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0422 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1388 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2193 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0982 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3259 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5883 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4056 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3445 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4778 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3451 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2732 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4229 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 34 Poland 52.01 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 35 Barbados 49.97 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 36 Cayman Islands 46.41 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 37 Croatia 42.25 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 38 Serbia 39.68 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 39 Uruguay 39.53 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 40 Curacao 30.68 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 255.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 226.14 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,159 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1486 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6726 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.2978 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 BoP, current US$ per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per person in 1963.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.