Burkina Faso: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Burkina Faso's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) fell 3% on 2023 (from US$399,175 to US$387,343).

Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +68% and a typical year strayed about 240.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 991.5% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 99.6% in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Burkina Faso had the 18th highest value of the 20 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Burkina Faso in the 2024 ranking

• Fiji — 15th of 20: US$1.66 million
• Nicaragua — 16th of 20: US$1.4 million
• West Bank and Gaza — 17th of 20: US$644,519
• Bhutan — 19th of 20: US$337,285
• Timor-Leste — 20th of 20: US$638

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 20 values

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$106.74 million (2025)
• Benin — US$401,153 (2020)
• Botswana — US$75.39 million (2025)
• Burundi — US$588,733 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — US$2.46 million (2025)
• Cameroon — US$62.28 million (2024)
• Comoros — US$2.36 million (2023)
• Côte d'Ivoire — US$17.76 million (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for Burkina Faso

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$4.92 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 2.86 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 17.81% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$16.58 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 9.65 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 60% (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$21.49 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is Burkina Faso's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)?

US$387,343 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is down 90.77% from US$4.2 million in 2005 (11.78% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$4.2 million in 2005 and the lowest US$15,313 in 2006.

How does Burkina Faso rank?

18th highest of 20 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Burkina Faso?

In 2024, Burkina Faso's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) fell 3% on 2023 (from US$399,175 to US$387,343). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +68% and a typical year strayed about 240.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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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