Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Panama
Panama: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 0.1235 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Panama, 2010–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Panama stood at 0.1235 BoP, current US$ per person. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 30.5% on the previous year and down 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Panama peaked at 8.26 BoP, current US$ per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1235 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2025.
Panama ranks 123rd 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.15 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2011 | 2.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.5% |
| 2013 | 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -62.6% |
| 2014 | 2.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +77.3% |
| 2015 | 1.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.1% |
| 2016 | 0.487 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.3% |
| 2017 | 3.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +605.3% |
| 2018 | 8.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +140.6% |
| 2019 | 6.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 2020 | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3565 BoP, current US$ per person | -65.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3994 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6642 BoP, current US$ per person | +66.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1778 BoP, current US$ per person | -73.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1235 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.1235 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 87.85 BoP, current US$ per person, 0% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.1235 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.83 BoP, current US$ per person, 4% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Panama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +605.3% | 0.487 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.43 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.487 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4584 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1235 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 120 Eswatini 0.1801 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 121 Zimbabwe 0.1625 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 122 Egypt 0.1555 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 124 Madagascar 0.0892 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 125 Solomon Islands 0.0856 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 126 El Salvador 0.0832 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Panama
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -870.79 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -190.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 938.47 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -55.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 205.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -8.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Panama?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Panama was 0.1235 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 8.26 BoP, current US$ per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1235 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- How does Panama rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Panama ranks 123rd out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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.