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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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	IrelandIreland	4.67 million BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
2	SingaporeSingapore	1.99 million BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	361,563.01 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
3	LuxembourgLuxembourg	285,309.03 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	262,126.82 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	257,111.88 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
4	NetherlandsNetherlands	226,218.13 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
5	FinlandFinland	214,125.16 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
6	CanadaCanada	205,865.82 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
7	SwedenSweden	166,015.89 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
8	AustriaAustria	162,030.29 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
9	Hong KongHong Kong	161,471.97 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
10	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	150,577.42 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
11	New ZealandNew Zealand	135,378.39 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	133,286.76 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2000
12	NorwayNorway	118,167.35 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
13	JapanJapan	114,682.72 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
14	BarbadosBarbados	107,769.81 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
15	HungaryHungary	105,925.32 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
16	BelgiumBelgium	105,677.83 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	102,839.9 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	94,551.63 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
17	South KoreaSouth Korea	91,062.81 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
18	United StatesUnited States	82,659.04 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
19	AustraliaAustralia	80,900.44 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
20	GermanyGermany	79,901.81 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
21	SwazilandSwaziland	77,567.98 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
22	IsraelIsrael	77,488.59 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
23	ArubaAruba	71,851.49 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	68,475.19 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
24	Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands	65,625 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2003
25	SpainSpain	60,812.98 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
26	CyprusCyprus	58,927.24 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
27	SloveniaSlovenia	56,516.67 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
28	MalaysiaMalaysia	54,035.43 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
29	FranceFrance	53,053.69 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
30	The BahamasThe Bahamas	49,835.48 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
31	MaltaMalta	44,509.81 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
32	CroatiaCroatia	43,323.3 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
33	GreeceGreece	39,780.62 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
34	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	38,503.08 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
35	ItalyItaly	33,138.78 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
36	Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	32,053.42 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
37	PortugalPortugal	31,053.34 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
38	PolandPoland	27,144.97 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
39	ThailandThailand	26,063.4 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
40	GuyanaGuyana	25,824.73 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
41	South AfricaSouth Africa	22,833.36 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
42	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	21,124.64 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
43	ChileChile	19,746.42 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
44	EstoniaEstonia	18,505.36 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
45	SlovakiaSlovakia	16,956.62 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2003
46	ArgentinaArgentina	16,379.89 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	15,930.04 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
47	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	14,451.53 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
48	Costa RicaCosta Rica	13,143.67 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
49	PanamaPanama	13,058.94 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
50	IcelandIceland	11,861.84 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
51	RussiaRussia	11,132.49 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
52	BulgariaBulgaria	10,177.13 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
53	VenezuelaVenezuela	8,992.74 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
54	UkraineUkraine	8,943.12 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
55	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	8,177.81 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
56	RomaniaRomania	7,999.78 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
57	BrazilBrazil	7,534.64 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
58	GrenadaGrenada	7,407.41 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
59	BotswanaBotswana	6,984 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
60	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	6,772.66 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
61	SeychellesSeychelles	6,455.54 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
62	LatviaLatvia	6,259.51 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
63	MacauMacau	6,102.26 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
64	TurkeyTurkey	6,091.72 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
65	LithuaniaLithuania	6,049.37 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
66	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	5,807.61 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	5,637.07 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	4,757.5 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
67	El SalvadorEl Salvador	4,417.99 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
68	IndonesiaIndonesia	4,356.54 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
69	JamaicaJamaica	4,126.63 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
70	ChinaChina	4,079.15 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
71	MauritiusMauritius	3,793.33 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
72	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	3,577.68 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
73	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	3,252.51 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
74	EcuadorEcuador	3,200.15 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
75	PhilippinesPhilippines	3,190.68 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
76	HondurasHonduras	3,011.91 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
77	ColombiaColombia	2,622.77 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
78	PeruPeru	2,474.18 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
79	EgyptEgypt	2,458.37 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
80	VanuatuVanuatu	2,204.93 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
81	KazakhstanKazakhstan	2,027.05 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
82	BelarusBelarus	1,994.76 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
83	NamibiaNamibia	1,613.23 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
84	MoroccoMorocco	1,506.44 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
85	AlbaniaAlbania	1,343.36 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
86	BelizeBelize	1,337.93 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
87	TongaTonga	1,313.04 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1992
88	UruguayUruguay	1,305.24 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
89	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	1,222.8 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
90	BoliviaBolivia	1,219.78 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
91	GeorgiaGeorgia	1,189.15 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
92	DominicaDominica	1,131.69 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
93	KenyaKenya	1,077.19 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
94	MexicoMexico	1,076.74 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
95	TunisiaTunisia	768.52 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
96	SurinameSuriname	723.58 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1995
97	PakistanPakistan	706.16 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
98	SenegalSenegal	633.75 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
99	SyriaSyria	630.14 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
100	MoldovaMoldova	601.03 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
101	SamoaSamoa	597.64 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
102	ZimbabweZimbabwe	520.01 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1994
103	CambodiaCambodia	517.21 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
104	YemenYemen	438.62 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
105	IndiaIndia	395.31 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2003
106	TogoTogo	365.41 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
107	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	331.42 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
108	NigeriaNigeria	320.21 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
109	BeninBenin	281.95 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
110	MozambiqueMozambique	267.24 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
111	AngolaAngola	212.03 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
112	NicaraguaNicaragua	179.35 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1983
113	MadagascarMadagascar	163.05 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
114	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	161.75 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1998
115	ParaguayParaguay	152.58 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
116	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	152.25 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1999
117	Cape VerdeCape Verde	134.03 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
118	CameroonCameroon	108.53 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2003
119	LesothoLesotho	92.33 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2001
120	EritreaEritrea	79.04 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2000
121	AlgeriaAlgeria	52.97 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1990
122	TajikistanTajikistan	51.23 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
123	UgandaUganda	50.79 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
124	MaliMali	46.3 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
125	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	44.92 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1978
126	GhanaGhana	40.51 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1994
127	ZambiaZambia	37.38 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2000
128	NigerNiger	36.32 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
129	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	29.05 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2001
130	RwandaRwanda	27.78 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2002
131	GuatemalaGuatemala	24.18 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
132	GuineaGuinea	23.77 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
133	MalawiMalawi	19.42 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2002
134	BangladeshBangladesh	19.35 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
135	EthiopiaEthiopia	8.08 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
136	TanzaniaTanzania	5.72 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
137	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	5.48 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
138	BurmaBurma	4.54 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1990
139	BurundiBurundi	3.72 BoP $ per 1,000 people	1996
140	SudanSudan	3.04 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2000
141	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	2.46 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004
142	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	0.524 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2005
143	LebanonLebanon	0.025 BoP $ per 1,000 people	2004

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