Uganda's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) was US$255,000 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 98.15% from US$13.76 million in 2015 (32.89% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$255,000 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$102.1 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$13.76 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$22.37 million | 2019 |
| Lowest | US$102.1 | 2020 |
| Average since 2016 | US$12.14 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$6.9 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Uganda's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) fell 98.2% on 2024 (from US$13.94 million to US$255,000).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2024), the average change was +42.7% and a typical year strayed about 161.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 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 626.6% in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 100% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Uganda 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | US$255,000 | 2025 |
| World | US$753.95 billion | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$3.07 billion | 2025 |
| Low income | US$78.75 million | 2025 |
Closest to Uganda in the 2025 ranking
- Burundi — 113th of 117: US$588,733
- Samoa — 114th of 117: US$376,668
- São Tomé and Principe — 115th of 117: US$259,968
- Tajikistan — 117th of 117: US$36,960
What this measures
Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 21 values
| Year | Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 255,000 |
| 2024 | 13,939,942 |
| 2023 | no data |
| 2022 | no data |
| 2021 | no data |
| 2020 | 102.1 |
| 2019 | 22,366,510 |
| 2018 | 11,046,800 |
| 2017 | 17,635,929 |
| 2016 | 19,741,923 |
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$2.36 million (2023)
- Côte d'Ivoire
More economic policy & debt data for Uganda
- Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$13.29 billion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU) — 48.86 trillion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 21.44% (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$) — US$14.04 billion (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU) — 51.61 trillion (2025)
- Gross capital formation (% of GDP) — 22.65% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$) — US$17.83 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU) — 65.54 trillion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 28.76% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Uganda's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)?
- US$255,000 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2002?
- It is down 96.3% from US$6.9 million in 2002 (13.36% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$22.37 million in 2019 and the lowest US$102.1 in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank?
- 116th highest of 117 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Uganda?
- In 2025, Uganda's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) fell 98.2% on 2024 (from US$13.94 million to US$255,000). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2024), the average change was +42.7% and a typical year strayed about 161.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 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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