West Bank and Gaza's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) was US$20,219 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$20,219 | 2024 |
| Highest | US$5.52 million | 2010 |
| Lowest | US$529.47 | 2002 |
| Average since 2017 | US$123,316 | 2017–2024 |
| First recorded | US$7,908 | 2000 |
Since 2000 it is up 155.67% from US$7,908 in 2000 (3.99% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 8 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2024, West Bank and Gaza's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) fell 39.5% on 2023 (from US$33,397 to US$20,219).
Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2023), the average change was +46,978.8% and a typical year strayed about 158,876.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 551,411.2% in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 99.9% in 2011. 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 2024, West Bank and Gaza had the 14th highest value of the 16 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| West Bank and Gaza | US$20,219 | 2024 |
| World | US$628.85 billion | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | US$2.04 billion | 2025 |
Closest to West Bank and Gaza in the 2024 ranking
- Fiji — 11th of 16: US$174,889
- Solomon Islands — 12th of 16: US$70,147
- Niger — 13th of 16: US$24,738
- Ethiopia — 15th of 16: US$1,484
- Bhutan — 16th of 16: −US$8,581
What this measures
Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 17 values
| Year | Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 20,219 |
| 2023 | 33,397 |
| 2022 | 663,525 |
| 2021 | 16,189 |
| 2020 | 4,858 |
| 2019 | no data |
| 2018 | no data |
| 2017 | 1,708 |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | no data |
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for West Bank and Gaza
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.08% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added) — 7.21% (2024)
- Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) — US$101.69 million (2025)
- Net primary income (current US$, BoP) — US$1.08 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.93 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 2.93 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is West Bank and Gaza's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)?
- US$20,219 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 155.67% from US$7,908 in 2000 (3.99% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$5.52 million in 2010 and the lowest US$529.47 in 2002.
- How does West Bank and Gaza rank?
- 14th highest of 16 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) unusual for West Bank and Gaza?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.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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