Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Kenya
Kenya: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 0.7359 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Kenya, 1987–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.7359 BoP, current US$ per person for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in 2024.
The figure is up 30.3% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Kenya peaked at 1.95 BoP, current US$ per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1589 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2001.
Kenya ranks 102nd of 154 countries 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.4009 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.5472 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4118 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.8% |
| 1991 | 0.468 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2852 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3695 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2724 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5723 BoP, current US$ per person | +110.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5661 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7978 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7582 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.341 BoP, current US$ per person | -55.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2306 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1589 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3047 BoP, current US$ per person | +91.7% |
| 2003 | 0.346 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4791 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4889 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.268 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6058 BoP, current US$ per person | +126.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8374 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4822 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.4% |
| 2010 | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +168.2% |
| 2011 | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7319 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9276 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.7% |
| 2015 | 1.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.4% |
| 2016 | 1.37 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.7% |
| 2017 | 1.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8238 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.1% |
| 2021 | 1.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 1.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5649 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7359 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.7359 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713 BoP, current US$ per person, 4.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.7359 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0838 BoP, current US$ per person, 8.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4741 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4009 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5472 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.4842 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2724 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7978 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4202 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1589 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8374 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7319 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.905 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5649 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 99 French Polynesia 0.8023 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 100 Indonesia 0.7612 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 101 Saint Lucia 0.7481 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 103 Tanzania 0.6388 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 104 Sierra Leone 0.5378 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 105 Mauritius 0.4997 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 417.66 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.4 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 463.44 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -8.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8.21 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Kenya?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Kenya was 0.7359 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 BoP, current US$ per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1589 BoP, current US$ per person in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Kenya ranks 102nd out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.