Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Arab World
Arab World: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 0.5131 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Arab World, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Arab World stood at 0.5131 BoP, current US$ per person.
The figure is down 93.2% on the previous year and up 221.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Arab World peaked at 7.72 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1978.
Arab World ranks 32nd 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 Arab World, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per person | +137.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per person | +54.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per person | +59.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per person | +76.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per person | -65.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per person | +113.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0356 BoP, current US$ per person | +432.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per person | -61.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0561 BoP, current US$ per person | +868.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per person | -57.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per person | +301.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1752 BoP, current US$ per person | +626.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2008 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2347 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2217 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2684 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2239 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3484 BoP, current US$ per person | +55.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2681 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2491 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5375 BoP, current US$ per person | +115.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4253 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5406 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9629 BoP, current US$ per person | +78.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4646 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1189 BoP, current US$ per person | -74.4% |
| 2009 | 0.179 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1343 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1447 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2629 BoP, current US$ per person | +228.5% |
| 2014 | 0.162 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1598 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1765 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1873 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1572 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3627 BoP, current US$ per person | +130.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2073 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6036 BoP, current US$ per person | +191.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7641 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.6% |
| 2023 | 7.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +910.8% |
| 2024 | 7.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5131 BoP, current US$ per person | -93.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Arab World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +910.8% | 0.7641 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.72 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1989 | +868.2% | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0561 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1994 | +626.8% | 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1752 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0561 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2684 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4094 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1189 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9629 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1827 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3627 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2073 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 29 Czechia 95.12 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 30 Hong Kong 94.21 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 31 Slovenia 87.85 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 32 Estonia 70.93 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 33 Bulgaria 65.51 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 34 Poland 52.01 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 35 Barbados 49.97 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Arab World
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 109.61 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,228 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1627 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) -0.4924 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,308 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6095 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 69.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 55.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -58.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Arab World?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Arab World was 0.5131 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 7.72 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per person in 1978.
- How does Arab World rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Arab World ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Arab World 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.