São Tomé and Principe's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) was US$259,968 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 93.29% from US$134,494 in 2015 (6.81% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$259,968 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$461,473 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$134,494 | 2015 |
| Highest | US$461,473 | 2020 |
| Lowest | US$26.73 | 2017 |
| Average since 2016 | US$134,310 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$2,296 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, São Tomé and Principe's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 96.5% on 2024 (from US$132,313 to US$259,968).
Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2024), the average change was +1,564.6% and a typical year strayed about 3,956.1% 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 13,366.2% in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 100% in 2017. 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 10% 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, São Tomé and Principe had the 116th 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| São Tomé and Principe | US$259,968 | 2025 |
| World | US$753.95 billion | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$3.07 billion | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | US$21.52 billion | 2025 |
Closest to São Tomé and Principe in the 2025 ranking
- Lesotho — 112th of 117: US$2.4 million
- Burundi — 113th of 117: US$588,733
- Samoa — 114th of 117: US$376,668
- Uganda — 116th of 117: US$255,000
- Tajikistan — 117th of 117: US$36,960
What this measures
Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 13 values
| Year | Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 259,968 |
| 2024 | 132,313 |
| 2023 | 122,497 |
| 2022 | 118,936 |
| 2021 | 45,780 |
| 2020 | 461,473 |
| 2019 | 60,790 |
| 2018 | 3,600 |
| 2017 | 26.73 |
| 2016 | 137,719 |
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$106.74 million (2025)
- Benin — US$401,153 (2020)
- Botswana — US$75.39 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$387,343 (2024)
- Burundi — US$588,733 (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$2.46 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$62.28 million (2024)
- Comoros — US$2.36 million (2023)
- Côte d'Ivoire
More economic policy & debt data for São Tomé and Principe
- GDP (current US$) — US$981.29 million (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 21.28 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$326.78 million (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 4.28 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$4,084 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 88,591 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,360 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 17,810 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$1.06 billion (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 23.04 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is São Tomé and Principe's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)?
- US$259,968 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2013?
- It is up 11,223% from US$2,296 in 2013 (48.31% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$461,473 in 2020 and the lowest US$26.73 in 2017.
- How does São Tomé and Principe rank?
- 116th highest of 117 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for São Tomé and Principe?
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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