Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Germany
Germany: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Germany, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Germany is 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Germany peaked at 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1973.
Germany ranks 14th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Germany, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1972 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +60.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.8% |
| 2015 | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +60.6% | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 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
- 13 Japan 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Malta 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Belgium 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Israel 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 108.13 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 95.19 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 51.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,140 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 51.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Germany?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Germany was 0.0099 BoP, current US$ 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0137 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 Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1973.
- How does Germany rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Germany ranks 14th out of 153 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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$)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.