Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Arab World
Arab World: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 284.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Arab World, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 284.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 933.9% on the previous year and up 3,522.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Arab World peaked at 284.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1976.
Arab World ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Arab World, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.1098 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -63.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0988 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +145.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0427 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -56.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0685 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 1980 | 0.113 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +65.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2065 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +82.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0739 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -64.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1627 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +120.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1111 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6103 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +449.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2053 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -66.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2768 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1084 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -60.8% |
| 1989 | 1.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +894.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4793 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -55.5% |
| 1991 | 0.368 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1251 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -66.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5169 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +313.2% |
| 1994 | 3.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +647.0% |
| 1995 | 4.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1996 | 5.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1997 | 5.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 6.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1999 | 5.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 8.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +59.4% |
| 2001 | 7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 6.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 14.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +120.9% |
| 2004 | 11.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 15.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2006 | 28.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +82.5% |
| 2007 | 14.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -50.5% |
| 2008 | 3.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -73.8% |
| 2009 | 5.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +54.4% |
| 2010 | 4.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 4.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 2.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -51.4% |
| 2013 | 7.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +237.0% |
| 2014 | 4.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -36.9% |
| 2015 | 5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 6.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 5.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 12.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +135.1% |
| 2020 | 7.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -41.6% |
| 2021 | 21.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +195.7% |
| 2022 | 27.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2023 | 284.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +933.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Arab World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +933.9% | 27.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 284.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1989 | +894.4% | 0.1084 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +647.0% | 0.5169 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.072 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.1098 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.2946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0739 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.1251 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 6.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 28.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 284.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 17 Barbados 32,558 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 18 Sweden 23,330 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 19 Austria 21,903 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 20 Italy 19,276 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 21 Maldives 18,610 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 22 Hungary 18,029 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 23 Kiribati 16,584 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Arab World
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 109.61 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5341 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,228 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1627 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) -0.4924 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,308 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6095 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 69.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Arab World?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Arab World was 284.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 284.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Arab World rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Arab World ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,522.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.