Ukraine's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) was US$629 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 75.7% from US$358 million in 2015 (5.8% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$629 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$495 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$358 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$1.07 billion | 2013 |
| Lowest | US$110 million | 2002 |
| Average since 2016 | US$520.1 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$663 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Ukraine's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 11.3% on 2024 (from US$565 million to US$629 million).
Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2024), the average change was +9.1% and a typical year strayed about 47.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 165.5% in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 72.4% in 2001. 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 9% 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, Ukraine had the 48th 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | US$629 million | 2025 |
| World | US$753.95 billion | 2025 |
| Europe & Central Asia | US$466.87 billion | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | US$95.94 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Ukraine in the 2025 ranking
What this measures
Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 26 values
| Year | Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 629,000,000 |
| 2024 | 565,000,000 |
| 2023 | 401,000,000 |
| 2022 | 390,000,000 |
| 2021 | 735,000,000 |
| 2020 | 495,000,000 |
| 2019 | 606,000,000 |
| 2018 | 592,000,000 |
| 2017 | 430,000,000 |
| 2016 | 358,000,000 |
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$613.69 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Ukraine
- GDP (current LCU) — 8.93 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 244,543 (2025)
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 5.02% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$3.4 billion (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$1.35 billion (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$16.22 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 676.33 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 7.57% (2025)
- Industry, including construction, value added (current US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Ukraine's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)?
- US$629 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 5.13% from US$663 million in 2000 (0.21% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.07 billion in 2013 and the lowest US$110 million in 2002.
- How does Ukraine rank?
- 48th highest of 117 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Ukraine?
- In 2025, Ukraine's charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 11.3% on 2024 (from US$565 million to US$629 million). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2024), the average change was +9.1% and a typical year strayed about 47.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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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