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

Key figures

Over five years it is up 192.61% from US$39,827 in 2020 (23.95% a year on average, compounded). Since 1988 it is up 9,232% from US$1,249 in 1988 (13.04% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 12 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2025, Cabo Verde's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 61.6% on 2024 (from US$72,122 to US$116,537).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2024), the average change was +555.2% and a typical year strayed about 1,458.5% 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 5,314.7% in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 99.3% in 1998. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$5,662 a year. A straight line explains 41% 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

In 2025, Cabo Verde had the 90th 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 Cabo Verde in the 2025 ranking

• Panama — 86th of 95: US$564,535
• El Salvador — 87th of 95: US$529,446
• Lesotho — 88th of 95: US$161,144
• Eswatini — 90th of 95: US$53,837
• Grenada — 91st of 95: US$49,567
• Suriname — 92nd of 95: US$17,583

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 26 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)
• Burundi — US$1,261 (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 Cabo Verde

• Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$42.27 million (2023)
• Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$33.96 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$101.71 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$101.71 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$101.71 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$101.71 million (2023)
• Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$194.72 (2023)
• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI)

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Questions people ask

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

US$116,537 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1988?

It is up 9,232% from US$1,249 in 1988 (13.04% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$560,780 in 2002 and the lowest US$672.65 in 2007.

How does Cabo Verde rank?

90th highest of 95 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) unusual for Cabo Verde?

In 2025, Cabo Verde's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 61.6% on 2024 (from US$72,122 to US$116,537). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2024), the average change was +555.2% and a typical year strayed about 1,458.5% 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 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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