Burundi: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

Since 2011 it is down 73.06% from US$4,679 in 2011 (8.94% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 4 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5,857.2% in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 96.6% in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

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

How it compares

In 2025, Burundi had the 95th highest value of the 95 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 Burundi in the 2025 ranking

• Suriname — 92nd of 95: US$17,583
• Angola — 93rd of 95: US$12,605
• Bolivia — 94th of 95: US$11,888

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 11 values

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

• Angola — US$12,605 (2025)
• Benin — US$1.05 million (2021)
• Botswana — US$1.91 million (2025)
• Burkina Faso — US$678,099 (2024)
• Cabo Verde — US$116,537 (2025)
• Cameroon — US$942,194 (2024)
• Côte d'Ivoire — US$374,374 (2024)
• Eswatini — US$53,837 (2025)
• Ethiopia

More economic policy & debt data for Burundi

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$694.46 million (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 3.71 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 20.64% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$1.72 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 9.17 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 51.09% (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.41 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 12.88 trillion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Burundi's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)?

US$1,261 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2011?

It is down 73.06% from US$4,679 in 2011 (8.94% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$45,464 in 2013 and the lowest US$162.85 in 2024.

How does Burundi rank?

95th highest of 95 economies with data for 2025.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.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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