Zimbabwe's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) was US$2.37 million in 2016, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 25.22% from US$1.89 million in 2011 (4.6% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.37 million | 2016 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.89 million | 2011 |
| Highest | US$17.77 million | 1989 |
| Lowest | US$374,333 | 1985 |
| Average since 2009 | US$2.04 million | 2009–2016 |
| First recorded | US$794,832 | 1977 |
Over five years it is up 25.22% from US$1.89 million in 2011 (4.6% a year on average, compounded). Since 1977 it is up 198.46% from US$794,832 in 1977 (2.84% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 14 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2016, Zimbabwe's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 4.6% on 2015 (from US$2.27 million to US$2.37 million).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2015), the average change was +139.5% and a typical year strayed about 650.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 3,112.4% in 1989 and the biggest yearly fall was 95.6% in 1990. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2009 to 2016 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$92,528 a year. A straight line explains 100% of the movement over 8 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | US$2.37 million | 2016 |
| World | US$628.85 billion | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$473.66 million | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | US$2.04 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Zimbabwe in the 2016 ranking
- New Caledonia — 2nd of 3: US$442,189
- French Polynesia — 3rd of 3: US$223,996
What this measures
Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 26 values
| Year | Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 2,372,227 |
| 2015 | 2,267,903 |
| 2014 | 2,168,168 |
| 2013 | 2,072,818 |
| 2012 | 1,981,662 |
| 2011 | 1,894,514 |
| 2010 | 1,811,199 |
| 2009 | 1,718,405 |
| 2008 | no data |
| 2007 | no data |
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$12,605 (2025)
- Benin — US$1.05 million (2021)
- Botswana — US$1.91 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$678,099 (2024)
- Burundi — US$1,261 (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$116,537 (2025)
- Cameroon — US$942,194 (2024)
- Côte d'Ivoire — US$374,374 (2024)
- Eswatini
More economic policy & debt data for Zimbabwe
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) — US$48.51 billion (2025)
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) — 1.54 trillion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$51.22 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 1.63 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$25.48 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 74.26 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$3,021 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 96,071 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,503 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 4,381 (2025)
- GNI (current US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Zimbabwe's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)?
- US$2.37 million in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is up 198.46% from US$794,832 in 1977 (2.84% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$17.77 million in 1989 and the lowest US$374,333 in 1985.
- Is the latest change in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) unusual for Zimbabwe?
- In 2016, Zimbabwe's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 4.6% on 2015 (from US$2.27 million to US$2.37 million). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2015), the average change was +139.5% and a typical year strayed about 650.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 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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