China's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) was US$13.07 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1,105% from US$1.08 billion in 2015 (28.26% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$13.07 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$8.58 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.08 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$13.31 billion | 2022 |
| Lowest | US$55 million | 1997 |
| Average since 2016 | US$8.28 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$55 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, China's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 85% on 2024 (from US$7.06 billion to US$13.07 billion).
Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2024), the average change was +30.8% and a typical year strayed about 68.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above 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 313.6% in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 35.3% in 2024. 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$1.05 billion a year. A straight line explains 64% 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, China had the 10th 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| China | US$13.07 billion | 2025 |
| World | US$628.85 billion | 2025 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$102.62 billion | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | US$17.41 billion | 2025 |
Closest to China in the 2025 ranking
What this measures
Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 29 values
| Year | Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 13,069,938,163 |
| 2024 | 7,064,886,188 |
| 2023 | 10,912,589,834 |
| 2022 | 13,306,961,004 |
| 2021 | 11,755,764,584 |
| 2020 | 8,582,874,882 |
| 2019 | 6,604,705,952 |
| 2018 | 5,561,288,668 |
| 2017 | 4,803,034,260 |
| 2016 | 1,161,195,655 |
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$7.42 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — US$6.92 million (2025)
- Fiji — US$174,889 (2024)
- French Polynesia — US$223,996 (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$732.33 million (2024)
- Indonesia — US$217.49 million (2025)
- Japan — US$54.53 billion (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — US$9.98 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for China
- Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$4.11 trillion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU) — 29.54 trillion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 21.07% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$) — US$3.29 trillion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU) — 23.67 trillion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 16.89% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$) — US$816.19 billion (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU) — 5.87 trillion (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — 4.19% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is China's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)?
- US$13.07 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1997?
- It is up 23,664% from US$55 million in 1997 (21.58% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$13.31 billion in 2022 and the lowest US$55 million in 1997.
- How does China rank?
- 10th highest of 95 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) unusual for China?
- In 2025, China's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 85% on 2024 (from US$7.06 billion to US$13.07 billion). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2024), the average change was +30.8% and a typical year strayed about 68.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above 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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