Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) was US$2.65 million in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 95.09% from US$1.36 million in 2013 (6.91% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.65 million | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.22 million | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.36 million | 2013 |
| Highest | US$2.65 million | 2023 |
| Lowest | US$569,832 | 2012 |
| Average since 2014 | US$1.52 million | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$865,922 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 84.3% on 2022 (from US$1.44 million to US$2.65 million).
Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2022), the average change was +20.9% and a typical year strayed about 68.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above 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 145.3% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 54.6% 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 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 7% 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
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | US$2.65 million | 2023 |
| World | US$753.95 billion | 2025 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$30.06 billion | 2025 |
| High income | US$636.42 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 13 values
| Year | Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,648,419 |
| 2022 | 1,436,760 |
| 2021 | 1,734,869 |
| 2020 | 707,127 |
| 2019 | 1,428,855 |
| 2018 | 1,224,882 |
| 2017 | 960,894 |
| 2016 | 2,117,318 |
| 2015 | 1,787,709 |
| 2014 | 1,156,425 |
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$12.49 million (2025)
- Argentina — US$2.15 billion (2025)
- Aruba — US$6.39 million (2023)
- Bahamas, The — US$16.91 million (2024)
- Barbados — US$14.56 million (2017)
- Belize — US$19.16 million (2025)
- Bolivia — US$18.69 million (2025)
- Brazil — US$12.33 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- GDP (current US$) — US$1.89 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 3.38 billion (2025)
- GDP, linked series (current LCU) — 3.38 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$1.56 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 2.85 billion (2025)
- GDP, PPP (current international $) — 2.48 billion (2025)
- GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) — 2.12 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$42,978 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU)
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Questions people ask
- What is Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)?
- US$2.65 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2011?
- It is up 205.85% from US$865,922 in 2011 (9.76% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2.65 million in 2023 and the lowest US$569,832 in 2012.
- Is the latest change in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- In 2023, Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 84.3% on 2022 (from US$1.44 million to US$2.65 million). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2022), the average change was +20.9% and a typical year strayed about 68.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above 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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