Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 2.72 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Low & middle income, 1962–2025
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 Low & middle income is 2.72 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 38.1% on the previous year and up 336.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Low & middle income peaked at 2.79 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1963.
That places Low & middle income 25th 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1963 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per person | +95.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per person | +215.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0508 BoP, current US$ per person | +1419.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0579 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0533 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per person | -77.0% |
| 1980 | 0.021 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0354 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0312 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0213 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0198 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 0.037 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0579 BoP, current US$ per person | +89.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0788 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0736 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0853 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0705 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0656 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0975 BoP, current US$ per person | +48.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1185 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1234 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1035 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1266 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1062 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1121 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1374 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2733 BoP, current US$ per person | +98.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2622 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5058 BoP, current US$ per person | +92.9% |
| 2007 | 0.323 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.1% |
| 2008 | 0.446 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4156 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4056 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4987 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5319 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5765 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.559 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6239 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6654 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +101.5% |
| 2018 | 1.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 2 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 2.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 2.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 2.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 1.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.9% |
| 2025 | 2.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Low & middle income 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 | +1419.1% | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0508 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1968 | +215.9% | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.025 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0579 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0267 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0198 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.037 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0875 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0579 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1234 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2708 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1062 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5058 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8438 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4056 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 22 South Korea 193.18 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 23 Canada 187.41 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 24 Hungary 175.78 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 25 Kiribati 167.87 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 26 Spain 163.75 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 27 Norway 110.77 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 28 Italy 102.64 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 39.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 6,107 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,519 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5412 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,305 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Low & middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Low & middle income was 2.72 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per person in 1963.
- How does Low & middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Low & middle income ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 336.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.