Panama's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) was US$564,535 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 90.43% from US$5.9 million in 2015 (20.92% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$564,535 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$4.42 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$5.9 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$34.45 million | 2018 |
| Lowest | US$564,535 | 2025 |
| Average since 2016 | US$9.04 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$7.8 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Panama's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) fell 29.7% on 2024 (from US$802,884 to US$564,535).
Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2024), the average change was +41.4% and a typical year strayed about 179.4% 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 617.5% in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 84.2% 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 26% 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, Panama had the 87th highest value of the 95 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Panama | US$564,535 | 2025 |
| World | US$628.85 billion | 2025 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$2.45 billion | 2025 |
| High income | US$609.38 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Panama in the 2025 ranking
- Seychelles — 83rd of 95: US$1.56 million
- Bangladesh — 84th of 95: US$1.18 million
- Montenegro — 85th of 95: US$1.09 million
- El Salvador — 87th of 95: US$529,446
- Lesotho — 88th of 95: US$161,144
- Cabo Verde — 89th of 95: US$116,537
What this measures
Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 16 values
| Year | Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 564,535 |
| 2024 | 802,884 |
| 2023 | 2,961,443 |
| 2022 | 1,757,828 |
| 2021 | 1,549,282 |
| 2020 | 4,418,099 |
| 2019 | 27,890,361 |
| 2018 | 34,445,612 |
| 2017 | 14,077,872 |
| 2016 | 1,962,192 |
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Panama
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$6.24 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$6.24 billion (2025)
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) — US$88.24 billion (2025)
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) — 88.24 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$90.46 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 90.46 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$80.68 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 84.75 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$19,790 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 19,790 (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Panama's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)?
- US$564,535 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2010?
- It is down 92.76% from US$7.8 million in 2010 (16.06% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$34.45 million in 2018 and the lowest US$564,535 in 2025.
- How does Panama rank?
- 87th highest of 95 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) unusual for Panama?
- In 2025, Panama's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) fell 29.7% on 2024 (from US$802,884 to US$564,535). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2024), the average change was +41.4% and a typical year strayed about 179.4% 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.
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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