Hong Kong SAR, China's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) was US$1.65 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 14.91% from US$1.94 billion in 2014 (1.6% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.65 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.98 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.94 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$2.09 billion | 2022 |
| Lowest | US$280.59 million | 1999 |
| Average since 2015 | US$1.9 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$536.84 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) fell 10.3% on 2023 (from US$1.84 billion to US$1.65 billion).
Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2023), the average change was +7% and a typical year strayed about 20.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 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 64.3% in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 47.7% in 1999. 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 4% 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, Hong Kong SAR, China had the 1st 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong SAR, China | US$1.65 billion | 2024 |
| World | US$753.95 billion | 2025 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$142.76 billion | 2025 |
| High income | US$636.42 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Hong Kong SAR, China in the 2024 ranking
- Malta — 2nd of 20: US$1.1 billion
- Kyrgyz Republic — 3rd of 20: US$77.11 million
- Cameroon — 4th of 20: US$62.28 million
What this measures
Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 27 values
| Year | Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,649,202,272 |
| 2023 | 1,839,323,657 |
| 2022 | 2,086,482,416 |
| 2021 | 2,037,243,795 |
| 2020 | 1,759,723,742 |
| 2019 | 1,979,477,323 |
| 2018 | 1,993,170,615 |
| 2017 | 1,924,781,218 |
| 2016 | 1,882,822,751 |
| 2015 | 1,860,613,528 |
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$12.4 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$22.15 million (2025)
- Cambodia — US$129.27 million (2025)
- China — US$46.63 billion (2025)
- Fiji — US$1.66 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — US$3.33 million (2016)
- Indonesia — US$2.49 billion (2025)
- Japan — US$34.78 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Hong Kong SAR, China
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$53.72 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 418.83 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 12.57% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$282.93 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 2.21 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 66.21% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$336.64 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Hong Kong SAR, China's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)?
- US$1.65 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1998?
- It is up 207.21% from US$536.84 million in 1998 (4.41% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2.09 billion in 2022 and the lowest US$280.59 million in 1999.
- How does Hong Kong SAR, China rank?
- 1st highest of 20 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Hong Kong SAR, China?
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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