# Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) — China
> Latest: 46.63 billion (2025). Change: +1.7% vs 2024.
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1997–2025
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — BM.GSR.ROYL.CD — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BM.GSR.ROYL.CD?locations=CN
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-bm-gsr-royl-cd/CHN
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2021 | 46.89B |
| 2022 | 44.46B |
| 2023 | 42.73B |
| 2024 | 45.87B |
| 2025 | 46.63B |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) — China [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-bm-gsr-royl-cd/CHN. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BM.GSR.ROYL.CD?locations=CN
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)