Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 3.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1968–2025
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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 3.76 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 3.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1972.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0308 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1969 | 0.0301 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.011 BoP, current US$ per person | -63.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0108 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4641 BoP, current US$ per person | +5678.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5167 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4784 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.524 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0903 BoP, current US$ per person | -82.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1449 BoP, current US$ per person | +60.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2116 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2116 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1562 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1633 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1518 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1473 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1369 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2994 BoP, current US$ per person | +118.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1506 BoP, current US$ per person | -49.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4582 BoP, current US$ per person | +204.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4852 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4854 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6169 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3848 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3619 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5288 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6322 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7338 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5021 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5155 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5349 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6642 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6709 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7488 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7009 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9597 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.9% |
| 2007 | 1.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.9% |
| 2008 | 1.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.0% |
| 2009 | 1.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.2% |
| 2012 | 1.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 2.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 2.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 3.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 3.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 3.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 2.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 3.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 3.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 3.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 3.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +5678.2% | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4641 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1990 | +204.3% | 0.1506 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4582 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1988 | +118.8% | 0.1369 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2994 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0304 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0301 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0308 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.2119 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.524 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1774 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1369 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2994 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5189 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3619 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7338 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9313 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5155 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 17 Malta 377.43 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 18 France 304.68 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 19 Australia 263.23 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 20 Austria 250.64 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 21 New Zealand 207.09 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 22 South Korea 193.18 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 23 Canada 187.41 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,472 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,311 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,700 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,460 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 3.76 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per person in 1972.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.