Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in European Union
European Union: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in European Union, 1967–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in European Union stood at 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 44.2% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in European Union peaked at 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1968.
That places European Union 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 European Union, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1968 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +113.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +82.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +77.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in European Union 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +113.9% | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1999 | +82.3% | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2004 | +77.6% | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 6 Singapore 0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Luxembourg 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Denmark 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Sweden 0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Paraguay 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Finland 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 United Kingdom 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for European Union
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 23,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4961 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,955 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 26,328 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in European Union?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in European Union was 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1968.
- How does European Union rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- European Union ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.