Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 0.0509 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Pakistan, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Pakistan stood at 0.0509 BoP, current US$ per person.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Pakistan peaked at 0.295 BoP, current US$ per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1998.
Pakistan ranks 130th of 154 countries on this measure, 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0186 BoP, current US$ per person | +74.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0432 BoP, current US$ per person | +133.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1334 BoP, current US$ per person | +208.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per person | -91.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0398 BoP, current US$ per person | +483.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per person | -68.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0368 BoP, current US$ per person | +192.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0479 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0584 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0855 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.4% |
| 2006 | 0.295 BoP, current US$ per person | +245.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2006 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2005 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0257 BoP, current US$ per person | -87.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per person | +71.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0337 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.056 BoP, current US$ per person | +97.0% |
| 2015 | 0.069 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0454 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0448 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0308 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0468 BoP, current US$ per person | +51.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0533 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0444 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0517 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0509 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.0509 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713 BoP, current US$ per person, 30% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.0509 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3631 BoP, current US$ per person, 14% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Pakistan 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 | +483.9% | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0398 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0376 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1334 BoP, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.107 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.295 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.069 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0444 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 127 Benin 0.0785 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 128 Lesotho 0.0682 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 129 Uganda 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 131 Rwanda 0.0475 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 132 Cameroon 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 133 Algeria 0.0294 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.00 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -30.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.26 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 43.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Pakistan?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Pakistan was 0.0509 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.295 BoP, current US$ per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per person in 1998.
- How does Pakistan rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Pakistan ranks 130th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.