Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in North America
North America: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in North America, 1970–2025
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 North America is 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in North America peaked at 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1984.
That places North America 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in North America, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 4 Switzerland 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Ireland 0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for North America
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 479.40 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,250 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,224 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 469.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 52,472 current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in North America?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in North America was 0.006 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
- How does North America rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- North America ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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$)
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- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.