Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
39th
of 153 countries
All-time high
0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2014
All-time low
0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1999
Years of data
26
1998–2023

Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Hong Kong, 1998–2023

0.0010.0010.0020.0021998201020231998: 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

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 Hong Kong is 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1999.

Hong Kong ranks 39th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Hong Kong, year by year

Annual values for Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Hong Kong, 1998 to 2023.
Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1998 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1999 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -49.1%
2000 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +32.9%
2001 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +85.7%
2002 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +19.1%
2003 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +53.3%
2004 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -39.0%
2005 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.9%
2006 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.8%
2007 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +26.3%
2008 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.4%
2009 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.4%
2010 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.2%
2011 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.6%
2012 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.2%
2013 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.1%
2014 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.6%
2015 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.9%
2016 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.1%
2017 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.5%
2018 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.6%
2019 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.2%
2020 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.1%
2021 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.8%
2022 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.2%
2023 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Hong Kong 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +85.7% 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1999 -49.1% 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2003 +53.3% 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2004 -39.0% 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 2
2000s 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 36 Estonia 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 37 Samoa 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 38 Haiti 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 40 Poland 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 41 Belarus 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 42 Croatia 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Hong Kong?
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Hong Kong was 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
How does Hong Kong rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
Hong Kong ranks 39th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong 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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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$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 6,418 data points, 1962–2025
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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.