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

Key figures

Since 2004 it is down 55.24% from US$3,316 in 2004 (3.94% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 3 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Ethiopia's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 302.3% on 2023 (from US$369 to US$1,484).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +756.7% and a typical year strayed about 1,490.3% 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 5,483.3% in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 99.9% in 2023. 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 9 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, Ethiopia had the 16th highest value of the 16 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 Ethiopia in the 2024 ranking

• Solomon Islands — 12th of 16: US$70,147
• Niger — 13th of 16: US$24,738
• West Bank and Gaza — 14th of 16: US$20,219
• Bhutan — 16th of 16: −US$8,581

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 18 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)
• Cabo Verde — US$116,537 (2025)
• Cameroon — US$942,194 (2024)
• Côte d'Ivoire — US$374,374 (2024)
• Eswatini

More economic policy & debt data for Ethiopia

• GDP (current US$) — US$126.36 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 15.09 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$932.73 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 111,421 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$126.14 billion (2025)
• GNI (current LCU) — 15.07 trillion (2025)
• GNI per capita (current LCU) — 111,231 (2025)
• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$3.78 billion (2024)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$3.78 billion (2024)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$128.07 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU)

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Questions people ask

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

US$1,484 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2004?

It is down 55.24% from US$3,316 in 2004 (3.94% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$7.81 million in 2018 and the lowest US$369 in 2023.

How does Ethiopia rank?

16th highest of 16 economies with data for 2024.

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

In 2024, Ethiopia's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 302.3% on 2023 (from US$369 to US$1,484). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +756.7% and a typical year strayed about 1,490.3% 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 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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