Tajikistan: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 63.03% from US$22,670 in 2020 (10.27% a year on average, compounded). Since 2002 it is down 95.31% from US$787,900 in 2002 (12.46% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 7 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2025, Tajikistan's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) fell 71.5% on 2024 (from US$129,760 to US$36,960).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2024), the average change was +114.9% and a typical year strayed about 330.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 996.4% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 79.5% in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2017 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 10% of the movement over 9 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, Tajikistan had the 117th 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.

Closest to Tajikistan in the 2025 ranking

• Samoa — 114th of 117: US$376,668
• São Tomé and Principe — 115th of 117: US$259,968
• Uganda — 116th of 117: US$255,000

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 17 values

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Albania — US$42.71 million (2025)
• Austria — US$2.62 billion (2025)
• Azerbaijan — US$237.35 million (2025)
• Belarus — US$248.66 million (2021)
• Belgium — US$3.76 billion (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$27.76 million (2025)
• Bulgaria — US$421.99 million (2025)
• Croatia — US$613.69 million (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Tajikistan

• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 3.61% (2021)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$474.75 million (2021)
• Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$25.4 million (2021)
• GDP (current LCU) — 176.92 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$17.18 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 11.37 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 16,402 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,593 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 1,054 (2025)
• GNI (current LCU) — 246.01 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Tajikistan's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)?

US$36,960 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is down 95.31% from US$787,900 in 2002 (12.46% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$787,900 in 2002 and the lowest US$22,670 in 2020.

How does Tajikistan rank?

117th 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 Tajikistan?

In 2025, Tajikistan's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) fell 71.5% on 2024 (from US$129,760 to US$36,960). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2024), the average change was +114.9% and a typical year strayed about 330.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 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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