Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 42.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific stood at 42.76 BoP, current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 42.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1977.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 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 East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per person | -85.2% |
| 1978 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per person | +251.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0153 BoP, current US$ per person | +828.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per person | -79.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per person | +152.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per person | +260.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1095 BoP, current US$ per person | +327.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1121 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1227 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1456 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1737 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2148 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3147 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.5% |
| 1996 | 3.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +1071.6% |
| 1997 | 4.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 4.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 4.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 5.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.4% |
| 2001 | 5.91 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 5.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 7.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 9.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.8% |
| 2005 | 10.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 11.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 12.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 14.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 12.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 15.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 17.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 18.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 18.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 21.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 23.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 24.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 27.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 30.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 31.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 30.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 36.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 36.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 40.87 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 38.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 42.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in East Asia & Pacific 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1071.6% | 0.3147 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.69 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1980 | +828.2% | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0153 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1989 | +327.6% | 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1095 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1988 | +260.5% | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1978 | +251.9% | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1986 | +152.9% | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1095 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1121 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 42.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 9 Finland 794.67 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 10 United Kingdom 782.8 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 11 Germany 601.59 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 12 Iceland 594.1 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 13 United States 553.4 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 14 Japan 442 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 15 Belgium 432.23 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added 59.8% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,005 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 769.41 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3379 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in East Asia & Pacific was 42.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 42.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per person in 1977.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.