Belarus's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) was US$248.66 million in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 178.76% from US$89.2 million in 2011 (10.8% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$248.66 million | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$125.7 million | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$89.2 million | 2011 |
| Highest | US$248.66 million | 2021 |
| Lowest | US$800,000 | 1999 |
| Average since 2012 | US$172.17 million | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$1.8 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Belarus' charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 22.9% on 2020 (from US$202.4 million to US$248.66 million).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2020), the average change was +34.7% and a typical year strayed about 64.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 237.5% in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 44.1% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$9.68 million a year. A straight line explains 38% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus | US$248.66 million | 2021 |
| World | US$753.95 billion | 2025 |
| Europe & Central Asia | US$466.87 billion | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | US$95.94 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Belarus in the 2021 ranking
- Tonga — 2nd of 2: US$13,586
What this measures
Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 25 values
| Year | Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 248,656,400 |
| 2020 | 202,400,000 |
| 2019 | 187,200,000 |
| 2018 | 178,700,000 |
| 2017 | 157,100,000 |
| 2016 | 125,700,000 |
| 2015 | 132,700,000 |
| 2014 | 237,300,000 |
| 2013 | 145,100,000 |
| 2012 | 106,800,000 |
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — US$42.71 million (2025)
- Austria — US$2.62 billion (2025)
- Azerbaijan — US$237.35 million (2025)
- Belgium — US$3.76 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$27.76 million (2025)
- Bulgaria — US$421.99 million (2025)
- Croatia — US$613.69 million (2025)
- Cyprus — US$1.17 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Belarus
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.45% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$440.66 million (2021)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$17.65 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 54.18 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$8.15 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 33.41 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 18.9% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Belarus's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)?
- US$248.66 million in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1997?
- It is up 13,714% from US$1.8 million in 1997 (22.79% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$248.66 million in 2021 and the lowest US$800,000 in 1999.
- Is the latest change in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Belarus?
- In 2021, Belarus' charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 22.9% on 2020 (from US$202.4 million to US$248.66 million). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2020), the average change was +34.7% and a typical year strayed about 64.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.ROYL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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