Economy > Trade > Exports > License fees and royalties: 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 | European Union | 85.59 billion | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Ireland | 34.87 billion | 2009 | ||
| 3 | United States | 25.23 billion | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Japan | 16.83 billion | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Germany | 14.1 billion | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Singapore | 11.69 billion | 2009 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 11.45 billion | 2009 | |||
| 7 | China | 11.07 billion | 2009 | ||
| 8 | United Kingdom | 9.08 billion | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Canada | 7.72 billion | 2009 | ||
| 10 | France | 5.27 billion | 2009 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 5.23 billion | 2009 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 4.93 billion | 2008 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 4.17 billion | 2008 | |||
| 11 | Russia | 4.11 billion | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Netherlands | 4.07 billion | 2009 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 3.92 billion | 2009 | |||
| 13 | Spain | 3.45 billion | 2009 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 3.18 billion | 2009 | |||
| 14 | Australia | 3.03 billion | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Brazil | 2.51 billion | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Thailand | 2.25 billion | 2009 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 2.22 billion | 2009 | |||
| 17 | Belgium | 2.14 billion | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Italy | 1.9 billion | 2009 | ||
| 19 | India | 1.86 billion | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Sweden | 1.83 billion | 2009 | ||
| 21 | South Africa | 1.66 billion | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Poland | 1.54 billion | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Indonesia | 1.53 billion | 2009 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 1.36 billion | 2009 | |||
| 24 | Hungary | 1.33 billion | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Argentina | 1.33 billion | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Finland | 1.28 billion | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Austria | 1.28 billion | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Malaysia | 1.13 billion | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Israel | 896.7 million | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Czech Republic | 726.29 million | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Greece | 654.19 million | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Turkey | 648 million | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Ukraine | 644 million | 2009 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 564.38 million | 2009 | |||
| 34 | Norway | 552.5 million | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Portugal | 506.82 million | 2009 | ||
| 36 | New Zealand | 497.44 million | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Luxembourg | 464.29 million | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Chile | 460.51 million | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Philippines | 421 million | 2009 | ||
| 40 | Iraq | 396 million | 2008 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 387.63 million | 2009 | |||
| 41 | Venezuela | 352 million | 2009 | ||
| 42 | Romania | 339 million | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Slovenia | 289.7 million | 2009 | ||
| 44 | Colombia | 257.68 million | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Croatia | 212.58 million | 2009 | ||
| 46 | Nigeria | 208.42 million | 2009 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 185.18 million | 2009 | |||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 178.94 million | 2009 | |||
| 47 | Slovakia | 154.67 million | 2009 | ||
| 48 | Peru | 146.75 million | 2009 | ||
| 49 | Serbia and Montenegro | 143.78 million | 2009 | ||
| 50 | Bulgaria | 117.24 million | 2009 | ||
| 51 | Swaziland | 116.34 million | 2009 | ||
| 52 | Guatemala | 92.7 million | 2009 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 90 million | 2009 | ||
| 54 | Belarus | 72.8 million | 2009 | ||
| 55 | Costa Rica | 64.62 million | 2009 | ||
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 64.4 million | 2009 | ||
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 53.4 million | 2009 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 49.48 million | 1986 | |||
| 58 | Morocco | 48.85 million | 2009 | ||
| 59 | Ecuador | 47.46 million | 2009 | ||
| 60 | Estonia | 45.8 million | 2009 | ||
| 61 | Jamaica | 44.82 million | 2009 | ||
| 62 | Cyprus | 38.99 million | 2009 | ||
| 63 | Malta | 36.96 million | 2009 | ||
| 64 | Barbados | 33.34 million | 2009 | ||
| 65 | Syria | 30 million | 2008 | ||
| 66 | Lithuania | 29.09 million | 2009 | ||
| 67 | El Salvador | 26.04 million | 2009 | ||
| 68 | Latvia | 25.5 million | 2009 | ||
| 69 | Panama | 25 million | 2009 | ||
| 70 | Guyana | 22.51 million | 2008 | ||
| 71 | Netherlands Antilles | 22.15 million | 2009 | ||
| 72 | Kenya | 21.48 million | 2009 | ||
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 19.23 million | 2009 | ||
| 74 | Bolivia | 18.65 million | 2009 | ||
| 75 | Honduras | 18.4 million | 2009 | ||
| 76 | The Bahamas | 17.48 million | 2009 | ||
| 77 | Uruguay | 16.63 million | 2009 | ||
| 78 | Albania | 14.44 million | 2009 | ||
| 79 | Tunisia | 13.77 million | 2009 | ||
| 80 | Aruba | 13.11 million | 2009 | ||
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.15 million | 2009 | ||
| 82 | Botswana | 11.6 million | 2009 | ||
| 83 | Bangladesh | 11.48 million | 2009 | ||
| 84 | Moldova | 10.63 million | 2009 | ||
| 85 | Madagascar | 9.09 million | 2005 | ||
| 86 | Senegal | 9.03 million | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Georgia | 8.56 million | 2009 | ||
| 88 | Cambodia | 8.42 million | 2009 | ||
| 89 | Brunei | 7.58 million | 2009 | ||
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 6.04 million | 1994 | ||
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.97 million | 2009 | ||
| 92 | Namibia | 5.76 million | 2009 | ||
| 93 | Mauritius | 5.19 million | 2009 | ||
| 94 | Togo | 4.69 million | 2008 | ||
| 95 | Iceland | 4.43 million | 2008 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 4.13 million | 1989 | |||
| 96 | Mozambique | 3.55 million | 2009 | ||
| 97 | Uganda | 3.25 million | 2009 | ||
| 98 | Faroe Islands | 3.15 million | 2003 | ||
| 99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.95 million | 2009 | ||
| 100 | French Polynesia | 2.83 million | 2009 | ||
| 101 | Ethiopia | 2.83 million | 2009 | ||
| 102 | Benin | 2.76 million | 2008 | ||
| 103 | Grenada | 2.72 million | 2009 | ||
| 104 | Saint Lucia | 2.58 million | 2009 | ||
| 105 | New Caledonia | 2.48 million | 2009 | ||
| 106 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.04 million | 2009 | ||
| 107 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.77 million | 2009 | ||
| 108 | Paraguay | 1.7 million | 2009 | ||
| 109 | Mali | 1.61 million | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Fiji | 1.34 million | 2009 | ||
| 111 | Solomon Islands | 1.2 million | 2009 | ||
| 112 | Belize | 1.1 million | 2009 | ||
| 113 | Rwanda | 992,649.72 | 2009 | ||
| 114 | Lebanon | 942,199.4 | 2009 | ||
| 115 | Mongolia | 790,260 | 2009 | ||
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 643,885.22 | 2009 | ||
| 117 | Dominica | 631,512.22 | 2009 | ||
| 118 | Seychelles | 454,005.42 | 2009 | ||
| 119 | Zambia | 440,000 | 2009 | ||
| 120 | Haiti | 400,000 | 2009 | ||
| 121 | Niger | 281,372.31 | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Eritrea | 281,121.13 | 2000 | ||
| 123 | Malawi | 234,434.67 | 2002 | ||
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 206,404.66 | 1998 | ||
| 125 | Burkina Faso | 185,348.43 | 2008 | ||
| 126 | Guinea | 180,000 | 2009 | ||
| 127 | Lesotho | 165,818.61 | 2001 | ||
| 128 | Tanzania | 106,900 | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Tajikistan | 82,800 | 2009 | ||
| 130 | Sudan | 60,000 | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Tonga | 51,187.57 | 2005 | ||
| 132 | Samoa | 46,839.7 | 2009 | ||
| 133 | Angola | 20,000 | 2009 | ||
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,466.23 | 2008 | ||
| =135 | Libya | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Suriname | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Jordan | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Mexico | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | The Gambia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Ghana | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Cape Verde | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Laos | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Armenia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Nicaragua | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Kuwait | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Cameroon | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Vanuatu | 0.0 | 2007 | ||
| =135 | Burundi | 0.0 | 2007 | ||
| =135 | Sri Lanka | 0.0 | 2007 | ||
| =135 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0 | 2004 | ||
| =135 | Burma | 0.0 | 2003 | ||
| =135 | Mauritania | 0.0 | 1998 | ||
| =135 | Congo, Republic of the | 0.0 | 1997 | ||
| =135 | Djibouti | 0.0 | 1995 | ||
| =135 | Comoros | 0.0 | 1995 | ||
| =135 | Gabon | 0.0 | 1995 | ||
| =135 | Nepal | 0.0 | 1994 | ||
| =135 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0 | 1994 | ||
| =135 | Chad | 0.0 | 1994 | ||
| =135 | Kiribati | 0.0 | 1994 | ||
| =135 | Oman | 0.0 | 1993 | ||
| =135 | Central African Republic | 0.0 | 1992 | ||
| =135 | Denmark | 0.0 | 1991 | ||
| =135 | Algeria | 0.0 | 1991 | ||
| =135 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0 | 1990 | ||
| =135 | Bahrain | 0.0 | 1990 | ||
| =135 | Somalia | 0.0 | 1989 | ||
| =135 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0 | 1988 | ||
| =135 | Liberia | 0.0 | 1987 | ||
| =135 | Switzerland | 0.0 | 1982 |
