Lebanon's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) was US$10.81 million in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 61.58% from US$28.12 million in 2013 (9.12% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$10.81 million | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$15.67 million | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$28.12 million | 2013 |
| Highest | US$40.17 million | 2011 |
| Lowest | US$98.84 | 2004 |
| Average since 2014 | US$19.3 million | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$98.84 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Lebanon's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 11.2% on 2022 (from US$9.72 million to US$10.81 million).
Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2022), the average change was +112.9% and a typical year strayed about 355.4% 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 1,271.4% in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 77.8% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$3.47 million a year. A straight line explains 79% 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
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | US$10.81 million | 2023 |
| World | US$753.95 billion | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | US$21.52 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Lebanon in the 2023 ranking
- Curaçao — 1st of 7: US$26.06 million
- Aruba — 3rd of 7: US$6.39 million
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) — 4th of 7: US$2.65 million
- Comoros — 5th of 7: US$2.36 million
What this measures
Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 16 values
| Year | Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10,805,528 |
| 2022 | 9,720,463 |
| 2021 | 4,898,958 |
| 2020 | 5,018,810 |
| 2019 | 22,573,048 |
| 2018 | 15,670,585 |
| 2017 | 22,307,143 |
| 2016 | 32,884,146 |
| 2015 | 34,392,576 |
| 2014 | 34,761,108 |
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$6.11 million (2020)
- Algeria — US$246.95 million (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$318.6 million (2025)
- Iraq — US$8.6 million (2025)
- Israel — US$3.67 billion (2025)
- Jordan — US$32.68 million (2024)
- Malta — US$1.1 billion (2024)
- Morocco — US$306.31 million (2025)
- Oman
More economic policy & debt data for Lebanon
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$33.3 billion (2024)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$9.24 billion (2024)
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$1.42 billion (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$330.71 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$1.43 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$1.75 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$1.75 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$1.75 billion (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Lebanon's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)?
- US$10.81 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2004?
- It is up 10.93 million% from US$98.84 in 2004 (84.16% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$40.17 million in 2011 and the lowest US$98.84 in 2004.
- Is the latest change in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Lebanon?
- In 2023, Lebanon's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 11.2% on 2022 (from US$9.72 million to US$10.81 million). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2022), the average change was +112.9% and a typical year strayed about 355.4% 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 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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