Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in South Asia
South Asia: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 463.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in South Asia, 1976–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 463.96 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 45 years on record.
The figure is up 32.5% on the previous year and up 248.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in South Asia peaked at 463.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0332 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1981.
That places South Asia 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0332 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0.0338 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0332 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1863 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +461.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2672 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +43.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0517 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -80.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0493 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +321.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3492 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +68.0% |
| 1988 | 1.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +278.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6831 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -48.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8711 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1991 | 0.541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -37.9% |
| 1992 | 1.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +177.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3847 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -74.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6103 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +58.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8795 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 1996 | 2.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +174.5% |
| 1997 | 4.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +87.6% |
| 1998 | 6.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 1999 | 7.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 25.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +245.0% |
| 2001 | 12.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -52.5% |
| 2002 | 7.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 2003 | 9.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2004 | 18.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +102.0% |
| 2005 | 63.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +240.2% |
| 2006 | 21.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -66.6% |
| 2007 | 50.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +137.8% |
| 2008 | 46.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 59.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2010 | 39.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 2011 | 90.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +127.4% |
| 2012 | 96.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 133.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +38.6% |
| 2014 | 197.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +47.9% |
| 2015 | 139.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 2016 | 156.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 197.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2018 | 235.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 262.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 375.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 2021 | 260.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 2022 | 350.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2023 | 463.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in South Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +461.6% | 0.0332 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.1863 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0335 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0332 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0338 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.3498 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0332 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.3847 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 7.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 63.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 154.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 39.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 262.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 362.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 260.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 463.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 14 United Kingdom 131,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 15 South Korea 94,951 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 16 France 33,046 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for South Asia
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,589 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 4.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0821 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 221.99 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,504 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in South Asia?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in South Asia was 463.96 BoP, current US$ 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 463.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0332 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does South Asia rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- South Asia ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 248.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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.