Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 0.3183 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1962–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0.3183 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1963.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 34th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1963 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per person | +95.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0098 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0143 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0231 BoP, current US$ per person | +61.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0331 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0314 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0502 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1057 BoP, current US$ per person | +110.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0738 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.2% |
| 1983 | 0.063 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0527 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0267 BoP, current US$ per person | -49.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0328 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.6% |
| 1987 | 0.051 BoP, current US$ per person | +55.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0323 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.6% |
| 1989 | 0.086 BoP, current US$ per person | +165.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0621 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1976 BoP, current US$ per person | +218.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1403 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1379 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1387 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1172 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1762 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1472 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1377 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1018 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1194 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0534 BoP, current US$ per person | -55.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0489 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0605 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3803 BoP, current US$ per person | +528.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2069 BoP, current US$ per person | -45.6% |
| 2006 | 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +781.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2053 BoP, current US$ per person | -88.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3498 BoP, current US$ per person | +70.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2515 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2062 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2544 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2346 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2451 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2656 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.263 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2245 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2566 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3838 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2868 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2087 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2077 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2809 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2227 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2789 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.2% |
| 2025 | 0.3183 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +781.2% | 0.2069 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2004 | +528.9% | 0.0605 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3803 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0201 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0143 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0574 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0267 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1057 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1357 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0621 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1976 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3499 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0489 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2621 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2062 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3838 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2529 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2077 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3183 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 31 Slovenia 87.85 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 32 Estonia 70.93 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 33 Bulgaria 65.51 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 34 Poland 52.01 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 35 Barbados 49.97 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 36 Cayman Islands 46.41 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 37 Croatia 42.25 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 245.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,188 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.3183 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per person in 1963.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high 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.