Economy > Balance of payments > Current account > Goods > Services and income > Royalty and license fees > Receipts > BoP,: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Royalty and license fees are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of intangible, nonproduced, nonfinancial assets and proprietary rights (such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, industrial processes, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals of prototypes (such as films and manuscripts). Data are in current U.S. dollars.".
CONTENTS
# |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesUnited States | $89.79 billion | 2009 | ||
| 2 | European UnionEuropean Union | $56.09 billion | 2009 | ||
| 3 | JapanJapan | $21.70 billion | 2009 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | $21.56 billion | 2009 | |||
| 4 | GermanyGermany | $13.79 billion | 2009 | ||
| 5 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | $11.88 billion | 2009 | ||
| 6 | FranceFrance | $9.40 billion | 2009 | ||
| High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) | $6.59 billion | 2009 | |||
| 7 | NetherlandsNetherlands | $5.47 billion | 2009 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) | $4.79 billion | 2008 | |||
| 8 | SwedenSweden | $4.71 billion | 2009 | ||
| 9 | CanadaCanada | $3.22 billion | 2009 | ||
| 10 | BelgiumBelgium | $2.38 billion | 2009 | ||
| Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) | $2.13 billion | 2009 | |||
| NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) | $2.12 billion | 2009 | |||
| European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) | $2.08 billion | 2009 | |||
| 11 | FinlandFinland | $1.74 billion | 2009 | ||
| 12 | IrelandIreland | $1.70 billion | 2009 | ||
| 13 | SingaporeSingapore | $1.34 billion | 2009 | ||
| 14 | IraqIraq | $1.31 billion | 2008 | ||
| 15 | ItalyItaly | $1.12 billion | 2009 | ||
| 16 | SpainSpain | $1.04 billion | 2009 | ||
| 17 | HungaryHungary | $798.64 million | 2009 | ||
| 18 | IsraelIsrael | $760.60 million | 2009 | ||
| 19 | AustriaAustria | $752.32 million | 2009 | ||
| 20 | AustraliaAustralia | $703.30 million | 2008 | ||
| 21 | MexicoMexico | $656.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 22 | NorwayNorway | $637.31 million | 2009 | ||
| 23 | RussiaRussia | $493.67 million | 2009 | ||
| 24 | BrazilBrazil | $433.81 million | 2009 | ||
| 25 | ChinaChina | $429.45 million | 2009 | ||
| 26 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | $387.55 million | 2009 | ||
| 27 | ParaguayParaguay | $295.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 28 | MalaysiaMalaysia | $265.72 million | 2009 | ||
| Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) | $202.66 million | 1986 | |||
| 29 | RomaniaRomania | $193.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 30 | IndiaIndia | $192.56 million | 2009 | ||
| Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) | $173.84 million | 2009 | |||
| 31 | MaltaMalta | $170.41 million | 2009 | ||
| 32 | New ZealandNew Zealand | $153.71 million | 2009 | ||
| 33 | PortugalPortugal | $148.13 million | 2009 | ||
| 34 | ThailandThailand | $145.16 million | 2009 | ||
| Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) | $117.97 million | 2009 | |||
| 35 | UkraineUkraine | $112.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 36 | ArgentinaArgentina | $105.70 million | 2009 | ||
| 37 | PolandPoland | $102.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | $96.36 million | 2009 | ||
| 39 | SlovakiaSlovakia | $91.75 million | 2009 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) | $65.74 million | 2009 | |||
| 40 | Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ | $63.16 million | 2009 | ||
| 41 | ChileChile | $59.16 million | 2009 | ||
| Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) | $51.14 million | 2009 | |||
| 42 | ColombiaColombia | $48.18 million | 2009 | ||
| 43 | GreeceGreece | $47.96 million | 2009 | ||
| 44 | South AfricaSouth Africa | $47.73 million | 2009 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) | $47.48 million | 2008 | |||
| 45 | GuyanaGuyana | $42.57 million | 2008 | ||
| 46 | IndonesiaIndonesia | $38.13 million | 2009 | ||
| 47 | SloveniaSlovenia | $35.56 million | 2009 | ||
| 48 | CroatiaCroatia | $32.30 million | 2009 | ||
| 49 | TunisiaTunisia | $25.03 million | 2009 | ||
| 50 | EstoniaEstonia | $24.48 million | 2009 | ||
| 51 | KenyaKenya | $19.22 million | 2009 | ||
| 52 | LesothoLesotho | $18.27 million | 2009 | ||
| 53 | KiribatiKiribati | $13.43 million | 1994 | ||
| 54 | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | $12.39 million | 2009 | ||
| 55 | CyprusCyprus | $12.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 56 | GuatemalaGuatemala | $11.60 million | 2009 | ||
| 57 | BelarusBelarus | $9.30 million | 2009 | ||
| 58 | BulgariaBulgaria | $9.25 million | 2009 | ||
| 59 | JamaicaJamaica | $9.13 million | 2009 | ||
| 60 | MaldivesMaldives | $8.70 million | 2009 | ||
| 61 | GeorgiaGeorgia | $7.46 million | 2009 | ||
| 62 | LatviaLatvia | $7.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 63 | SeychellesSeychelles | $6.76 million | 2009 | ||
| 64 | Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles | $6.32 million | 2009 | ||
| 65 | PakistanPakistan | $6.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 66 | AlbaniaAlbania | $5.71 million | 2009 | ||
| 67 | MoldovaMoldova | $4.34 million | 2009 | ||
| 68 | KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | $3.72 million | 2009 | ||
| 69 | HaitiHaiti | $3.09 million | 2009 | ||
| 70 | UgandaUganda | $3.05 million | 2009 | ||
| 71 | BarbadosBarbados | $2.52 million | 2009 | ||
| 72 | BoliviaBolivia | $2.50 million | 2009 | ||
| 73 | MadagascarMadagascar | $2.32 million | 2005 | ||
| 74 | PeruPeru | $2.19 million | 2009 | ||
| 75 | EthiopiaEthiopia | $2.16 million | 2009 | ||
| 76 | PhilippinesPhilippines | $2.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 77 | MoroccoMorocco | $1.91 million | 2009 | ||
| 78 | AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | $1.80 million | 2009 | ||
| 79 | Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | $1.11 million | 2009 | ||
| 80 | New CaledoniaNew Caledonia | $686,898.28 | 2009 | ||
| 81 | TajikistanTajikistan | $623,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | $619,014.75 | 1987 | |||
| 82 | ZimbabweZimbabwe | $603,801.00 | 1994 | ||
| 83 | Costa RicaCosta Rica | $588,100.00 | 2009 | ||
| 84 | FijiFiji | $578,500.69 | 2009 | ||
| 85 | BotswanaBotswana | $531,086.91 | 2009 | ||
| 86 | El SalvadorEl Salvador | $393,319.00 | 2009 | ||
| 87 | LithuaniaLithuania | $367,784.05 | 2009 | ||
| 88 | French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia | $334,385.58 | 2009 | ||
| 89 | BangladeshBangladesh | $333,018.06 | 2009 | ||
| 90 | VanuatuVanuatu | $265,347.38 | 2007 | ||
| 91 | SenegalSenegal | $245,642.49 | 2008 | ||
| 92 | MaliMali | $223,311.36 | 2008 | ||
| 93 | MongoliaMongolia | $194,743.54 | 2009 | ||
| 94 | MozambiqueMozambique | $192,948.52 | 2009 | ||
| 95 | SamoaSamoa | $153,843.90 | 1994 | ||
| 96 | RwandaRwanda | $140,034.65 | 2009 | ||
| 97 | UruguayUruguay | $96,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| 98 | EritreaEritrea | $94,115.12 | 2000 | ||
| 99 | MauritiusMauritius | $40,774.59 | 2009 | ||
| 100 | CambodiaCambodia | $40,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| 101 | Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | $37,962.93 | 2008 | ||
| 102 | SwazilandSwaziland | $34,681.06 | 2009 | ||
| 103 | IcelandIceland | $23,880.60 | 2008 | ||
| 104 | BeninBenin | $20,098.02 | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands | $20,000.00 | 2003 | ||
| 106 | Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands | $17,380.49 | 2009 | ||
| 107 | NamibiaNamibia | $2,936.10 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | KazakhstanKazakhstan | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | KuwaitKuwait | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | NicaraguaNicaragua | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | GrenadaGrenada | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | AngolaAngola | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | ArmeniaArmenia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | LaosLaos | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Saint LuciaSaint Lucia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Cape VerdeCape Verde | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | GhanaGhana | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | ArubaAruba | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | The GambiaThe Gambia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | HondurasHonduras | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | DominicaDominica | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | LibyaLibya | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | GuineaGuinea | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | PanamaPanama | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | NigeriaNigeria | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | EcuadorEcuador | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | BelizeBelize | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | LebanonLebanon | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | SurinameSuriname | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | VenezuelaVenezuela | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | JordanJordan | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | CameroonCameroon | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | NigerNiger | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =108 | TogoTogo | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =108 | SyriaSyria | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =108 | SudanSudan | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =108 | TanzaniaTanzania | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =108 | BurundiBurundi | 0.0 | 2007 | ||
| =108 | ZambiaZambia | 0.0 | 2007 | ||
| =108 | Sri LankaSri Lanka | 0.0 | 2007 | ||
| =108 | TongaTonga | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =108 | Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | 0.0 | 2004 | ||
| =108 | TurkeyTurkey | 0.0 | 2004 | ||
| =108 | The BahamasThe Bahamas | 0.0 | 2003 | ||
| =108 | BurmaBurma | 0.0 | 2003 | ||
| =108 | MalawiMalawi | 0.0 | 2002 | ||
| =108 | Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ | 0.0 | 1998 | ||
| =108 | MauritaniaMauritania | 0.0 | 1998 | ||
| =108 | Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the | 0.0 | 1997 | ||
| =108 | DjiboutiDjibouti | 0.0 | 1995 | ||
| =108 | GabonGabon | 0.0 | 1995 | ||
| =108 | ComorosComoros | 0.0 | 1995 | ||
| =108 | ChadChad | 0.0 | 1994 | ||
| =108 | Papua New GuineaPapua NG | 0.0 | 1994 | ||
| =108 | NepalNepal | 0.0 | 1994 | ||
| =108 | OmanOman | 0.0 | 1993 | ||
| =108 | Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau | 0.0 | 1993 | ||
| =108 | Central African RepublicCentral Africa | 0.0 | 1992 | ||
| =108 | DenmarkDenmark | 0.0 | 1991 | ||
| =108 | AlgeriaAlgeria | 0.0 | 1991 | ||
| =108 | BahrainBahrain | 0.0 | 1990 | ||
| =108 | SomaliaSomalia | 0.0 | 1989 | ||
| =108 | Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea | 0.0 | 1988 | ||
| =108 | LiberiaLiberia | 0.0 | 1987 | ||
| =108 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 0.0 | 1982 |
