Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Cameroon, 1986–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Cameroon is 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 434.1% on the previous year and up 245.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Cameroon peaked at 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1998.
That places Cameroon 132nd out of 154 countries with data for 2024, 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.0746 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1988 | 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per person | -74.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0655 BoP, current US$ per person | +247.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0486 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.8% |
| 1991 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per person | -93.8% |
| 1992 | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +35838.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0143 BoP, current US$ per person | -98.7% |
| 1994 | 0.034 BoP, current US$ per person | +138.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per person | -59.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0124 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person | -99.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1193 BoP, current US$ per person | +165850.9% |
| 2000 | 0.165 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per person | -97.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.2% |
| 2003 | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +251.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0073 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per person | +178.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per person | +59.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0161 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.1% |
| 2011 | 0.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.026 BoP, current US$ per person | +177.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.344 BoP, current US$ per person | +1266.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0944 BoP, current US$ per person | -72.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0918 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0671 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2745 BoP, current US$ per person | +309.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per person | -97.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per person | +434.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713 BoP, current US$ per person, 19% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0838 BoP, current US$ per person, 39% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +165850.9% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1193 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1992 | +35838.0% | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2018 | +1266.1% | 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.344 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.053 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0746 BoP, current US$ per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.1358 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.027 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.165 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.058 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.344 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0944 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2745 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 129 Uganda 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 130 Pakistan 0.0509 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 131 Rwanda 0.0475 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 133 Algeria 0.0294 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 134 Iraq 0.0288 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 135 Burkina Faso 0.0288 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 63.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 888.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Cameroon?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Cameroon was 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person in 1998.
- How does Cameroon rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Cameroon ranks 132nd out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 245.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.