Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 5.37 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Upper middle 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 Upper middle income stood at 5.37 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.5% on the previous year and up 415.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Upper middle income peaked at 5.52 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1963.
That places Upper middle income 18th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1963 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per person | +95.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per person | +215.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0882 BoP, current US$ per person | +1416.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0991 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 0.092 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1001 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0221 BoP, current US$ per person | -77.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0347 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0484 BoP, current US$ per person | +39.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0486 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0372 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0326 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0321 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0326 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0646 BoP, current US$ per person | +98.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0959 BoP, current US$ per person | +178.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1321 BoP, current US$ per person | +37.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1209 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0945 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0886 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1317 BoP, current US$ per person | +48.6% |
| 1997 | 0.179 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1808 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1503 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1583 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1532 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1735 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1846 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3696 BoP, current US$ per person | +100.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3242 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3226 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4784 BoP, current US$ per person | +48.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7342 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6932 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7309 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.851 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9209 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.941 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8395 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 1.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.1% |
| 2016 | 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 2.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +120.3% |
| 2018 | 2.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 3.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 3.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.8% |
| 2022 | 5.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 4.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 3.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.9% |
| 2025 | 5.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Upper 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 | +1416.0% | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0882 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1968 | +215.7% | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1990 | +178.6% | 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0959 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0431 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1001 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0321 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0646 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1313 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0886 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1808 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3592 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1532 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7342 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7309 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 15 Belgium 432.23 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 16 Israel 428.75 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 228.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5694 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,201 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,754 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,192 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Upper middle income?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Upper middle income was 5.37 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.52 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per person in 1963.
- How does Upper middle income rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Upper middle income ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 415.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper 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.