Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 0.3636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Cameroon, 1986–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Cameroon is 0.3636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 97.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Cameroon peaked at 27.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Cameroon 136th out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0.4261 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -73.2% |
| 1989 | 1.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +257.9% |
| 1990 | 1.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1991 | 0.075 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -93.6% |
| 1992 | 27.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +36883.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3735 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -98.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9145 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +144.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3814 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -58.3% |
| 1996 | 0.579 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3624 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -99.4% |
| 1999 | 3.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +170311.7% |
| 2000 | 5.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1187 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -97.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0948 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3422 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +260.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2567 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7342 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +186.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4859 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5304 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8727 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +64.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4723 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -45.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6712 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8574 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4061 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -52.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4326 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.437 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +186.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 18.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1304.4% |
| 2019 | 5.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -71.8% |
| 2020 | 5.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 16.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +320.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -97.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.3636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.3636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Cameroon 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 | +170311.7% | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +36883.1% | 0.075 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 27.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +1304.4% | 1.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 18.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.4261 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 27.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9112 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0948 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.4061 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 18.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.3636 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 133 Mongolia 1.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 134 Madagascar 0.8304 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 135 Angola 0.4139 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 137 Algeria 0.325 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 138 Bhutan 0.2283 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 139 Mozambique 0.1553 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 63.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 888.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Cameroon?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Cameroon was 0.3636 BoP, current US$ 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 27.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Cameroon rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Cameroon ranks 136th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.