Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 9.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Pacific island small states, 1985–2023
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 Pacific island small states is 9.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.4% on the previous year and down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Pacific island small states peaked at 211.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Pacific island small states 37th out of 47 groups 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 34.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 39.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 23.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 1988 | 27.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1989 | 37.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1990 | 49.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 148.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +201.3% |
| 1992 | 151.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 152.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 211.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 1998 | 1.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -99.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9658 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -40.3% |
| 2000 | 49.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4979.9% |
| 2001 | 20.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -58.0% |
| 2002 | 62.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +203.5% |
| 2003 | 19.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -69.1% |
| 2004 | 6.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -65.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -96.4% |
| 2006 | 7.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2873.6% |
| 2007 | 5.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 7.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 12.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +76.6% |
| 2010 | 12.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 7.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -43.1% |
| 2012 | 7.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +185.8% |
| 2014 | 37.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +79.0% |
| 2015 | 18.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -51.5% |
| 2016 | 37.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +106.9% |
| 2017 | 63.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +68.7% |
| 2018 | 42.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 2019 | 35.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 18.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 2021 | 9.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -48.4% |
| 2022 | 12.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2023 | 9.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -29.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Pacific island small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +4979.9% | 0.9658 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 49.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +2873.6% | 0.2379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 23.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 39.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 102.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.9658 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 211.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 19.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.2379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 62.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 63.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 18.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 34 Iceland 3,760 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 35 Bulgaria 3,390 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 36 Bermuda 3,255 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 37 Seychelles 3,220 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 38 Estonia 3,121 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 39 Lebanon 2,495 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 40 Croatia 2,473 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Pacific island small states
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 9.11 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- GDP 13.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 11.21 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6467 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,928 current US$ per person (2024)
- GDP per capita 4,720 current US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita 4,066 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita growth 2.1% (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 4,738 current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Pacific island small states?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Pacific island small states was 9.04 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 211.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2379 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Pacific island small states ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.