Oman's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) was US$304 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 311.81% from US$73.82 million in 2015 (15.2% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$304 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$222.43 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$73.82 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$304 million | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$28.35 million | 2007 |
| Average since 2016 | US$213.79 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$42.39 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Oman's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 4.3% on 2024 (from US$291.51 million to US$304 million).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2024), the average change was +14.1% and a typical year strayed about 26.9% 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 86.9% in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 33.1% in 2007. 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$25.87 million a year. A straight line explains 91% 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.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about US$405.19 million for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$18.81 million, against US$25.3 million for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2025, Oman had the 60th 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Oman | US$304 million | 2025 |
| World | US$753.95 billion | 2025 |
| High income | US$636.42 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Oman in the 2025 ranking
- Slovenia — 56th of 117: US$368.75 million
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 57th of 117: US$318.6 million
- Morocco — 58th of 117: US$306.31 million
- Macao SAR, China — 60th of 117: US$294.09 million
- Lithuania — 61st of 117: US$293.96 million
- Dominican Republic — 62nd of 117: US$293.1 million
What this measures
Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 20 values
| Year | Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 303,997,769 |
| 2024 | 291,506,707 |
| 2023 | 282,467,739 |
| 2022 | 267,361,798 |
| 2021 | 240,225,243 |
| 2020 | 222,430,780 |
| 2019 | 224,677,556 |
| 2018 | 120,208,319 |
| 2017 | 100,173,599 |
| 2016 | 84,892,880 |
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)
- Lebanon — US$10.81 million (2023)
- Malta — US$1.1 billion (2024)
- Morocco
More economic policy & debt data for Oman
- GDP (current US$) — US$109.61 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 42.14 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$93.82 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 39.3 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$19,947 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 7,670 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$17,074 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 7,151 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$3.08 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 1.18 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Oman's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)?
- US$304 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2006?
- It is up 617.1% from US$42.39 million in 2006 (10.93% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$304 million in 2025 and the lowest US$28.35 million in 2007.
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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