Macao SAR, China's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) was US$294.09 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 74.08% from US$168.94 million in 2015 (5.7% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$294.09 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$138.39 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$168.94 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$303.39 million | 2024 |
| Lowest | US$1.69 million | 2002 |
| Average since 2016 | US$230.88 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$1.69 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Macao SAR, China's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) fell 3.1% on 2024 (from US$303.39 million to US$294.09 million).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2024), the average change was +50.4% and a typical year strayed about 136.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 636.3% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 47.3% 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 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 5% 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 2025, Macao SAR, China had the 61st highest value of the 117 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Macao SAR, China | US$294.09 million | 2025 |
| World | US$753.95 billion | 2025 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$142.76 billion | 2025 |
| High income | US$636.42 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Macao SAR, China in the 2025 ranking
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 57th of 117: US$318.6 million
- Morocco — 58th of 117: US$306.31 million
- Oman — 59th of 117: US$304 million
- Lithuania — 61st of 117: US$293.96 million
- Dominican Republic — 62nd of 117: US$293.1 million
- Uruguay — 63rd of 117: US$253.83 million
What this measures
Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 24 values
| Year | Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 294,089,988 |
| 2024 | 303,385,277 |
| 2023 | 253,103,800 |
| 2022 | 148,672,833 |
| 2021 | 168,072,478 |
| 2020 | 138,385,105 |
| 2019 | 262,501,611 |
| 2018 | 286,045,779 |
| 2017 | 280,546,864 |
| 2016 | 174,025,763 |
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)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$1.65 billion (2024)
- Indonesia — US$2.49 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Macao SAR, China
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.4% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$) — US$119.95 million (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$1.15 billion (2025)
- Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing) — 50.99% (2024)
- Other manufacturing (% of value added in manufacturing) — 40.08% (2024)
- Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing) — 2.88% (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$6.35 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Macao SAR, China's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)?
- US$294.09 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2002?
- It is up 17,310% from US$1.69 million in 2002 (25.15% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$303.39 million in 2024 and the lowest US$1.69 million in 2002.
- How does Macao SAR, China rank?
- 61st highest of 117 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Macao 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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