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 States | $89.79 billion | 2009 | ||
| 2 | European Union | $56.09 billion | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Japan | $21.70 billion | 2009 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | $21.56 billion | 2009 | |||
| 4 | Germany | $13.79 billion | 2009 | ||
| 5 | United Kingdom | $11.88 billion | 2009 | ||
| 6 | France | $9.40 billion | 2009 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | $6.59 billion | 2009 | |||
| 7 | Netherlands | $5.47 billion | 2009 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | $4.79 billion | 2008 | |||
| 8 | Sweden | $4.71 billion | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Canada | $3.22 billion | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Belgium | $2.38 billion | 2009 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | $2.13 billion | 2009 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | $2.12 billion | 2009 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | $2.08 billion | 2009 | |||
| 11 | Finland | $1.74 billion | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Ireland | $1.70 billion | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Singapore | $1.34 billion | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Iraq | $1.31 billion | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Italy | $1.12 billion | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Spain | $1.04 billion | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Hungary | $798.64 million | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Israel | $760.60 million | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Austria | $752.32 million | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Australia | $703.30 million | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Mexico | $656.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Norway | $637.31 million | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Russia | $493.67 million | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Brazil | $433.81 million | 2009 | ||
| 25 | China | $429.45 million | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Luxembourg | $387.55 million | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Paraguay | $295.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Malaysia | $265.72 million | 2009 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | $202.66 million | 1986 | |||
| 29 | Romania | $193.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 30 | India | $192.56 million | 2009 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | $173.84 million | 2009 | |||
| 31 | Malta | $170.41 million | 2009 | ||
| 32 | New Zealand | $153.71 million | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Portugal | $148.13 million | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Thailand | $145.16 million | 2009 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | $117.97 million | 2009 | |||
| 35 | Ukraine | $112.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Argentina | $105.70 million | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Poland | $102.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Czech Republic | $96.36 million | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Slovakia | $91.75 million | 2009 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | $65.74 million | 2009 | |||
| 40 | Serbia and Montenegro | $63.16 million | 2009 | ||
| 41 | Chile | $59.16 million | 2009 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | $51.14 million | 2009 | |||
| 42 | Colombia | $48.18 million | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Greece | $47.96 million | 2009 | ||
| 44 | South Africa | $47.73 million | 2009 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | $47.48 million | 2008 | |||
| 45 | Guyana | $42.57 million | 2008 | ||
| 46 | Indonesia | $38.13 million | 2009 | ||
| 47 | Slovenia | $35.56 million | 2009 | ||
| 48 | Croatia | $32.30 million | 2009 | ||
| 49 | Tunisia | $25.03 million | 2009 | ||
| 50 | Estonia | $24.48 million | 2009 | ||
| 51 | Kenya | $19.22 million | 2009 | ||
| 52 | Lesotho | $18.27 million | 2009 | ||
| 53 | Kiribati | $13.43 million | 1994 | ||
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $12.39 million | 2009 | ||
| 55 | Cyprus | $12.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 56 | Guatemala | $11.60 million | 2009 | ||
| 57 | Belarus | $9.30 million | 2009 | ||
| 58 | Bulgaria | $9.25 million | 2009 | ||
| 59 | Jamaica | $9.13 million | 2009 | ||
| 60 | Maldives | $8.70 million | 2009 | ||
| 61 | Georgia | $7.46 million | 2009 | ||
| 62 | Latvia | $7.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 63 | Seychelles | $6.76 million | 2009 | ||
| 64 | Netherlands Antilles | $6.32 million | 2009 | ||
| 65 | Pakistan | $6.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 66 | Albania | $5.71 million | 2009 | ||
| 67 | Moldova | $4.34 million | 2009 | ||
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | $3.72 million | 2009 | ||
| 69 | Haiti | $3.09 million | 2009 | ||
| 70 | Uganda | $3.05 million | 2009 | ||
| 71 | Barbados | $2.52 million | 2009 | ||
| 72 | Bolivia | $2.50 million | 2009 | ||
| 73 | Madagascar | $2.32 million | 2005 | ||
| 74 | Peru | $2.19 million | 2009 | ||
| 75 | Ethiopia | $2.16 million | 2009 | ||
| 76 | Philippines | $2.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 77 | Morocco | $1.91 million | 2009 | ||
| 78 | Azerbaijan | $1.80 million | 2009 | ||
| 79 | Sierra Leone | $1.11 million | 2009 | ||
| 80 | New Caledonia | $686,898.28 | 2009 | ||
| 81 | Tajikistan | $623,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | $619,014.75 | 1987 | |||
| 82 | Zimbabwe | $603,801.00 | 1994 | ||
| 83 | Costa Rica | $588,100.00 | 2009 | ||
| 84 | Fiji | $578,500.69 | 2009 | ||
| 85 | Botswana | $531,086.91 | 2009 | ||
| 86 | El Salvador | $393,319.00 | 2009 | ||
| 87 | Lithuania | $367,784.05 | 2009 | ||
| 88 | French Polynesia | $334,385.58 | 2009 | ||
| 89 | Bangladesh | $333,018.06 | 2009 | ||
| 90 | Vanuatu | $265,347.38 | 2007 | ||
| 91 | Senegal | $245,642.49 | 2008 | ||
| 92 | Mali | $223,311.36 | 2008 | ||
| 93 | Mongolia | $194,743.54 | 2009 | ||
| 94 | Mozambique | $192,948.52 | 2009 | ||
| 95 | Samoa | $153,843.90 | 1994 | ||
| 96 | Rwanda | $140,034.65 | 2009 | ||
| 97 | Uruguay | $96,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| 98 | Eritrea | $94,115.12 | 2000 | ||
| 99 | Mauritius | $40,774.59 | 2009 | ||
| 100 | Cambodia | $40,000.00 | 2009 | ||
| 101 | Burkina Faso | $37,962.93 | 2008 | ||
| 102 | Swaziland | $34,681.06 | 2009 | ||
| 103 | Iceland | $23,880.60 | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Benin | $20,098.02 | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Faroe Islands | $20,000.00 | 2003 | ||
| 106 | Solomon Islands | $17,380.49 | 2009 | ||
| 107 | Namibia | $2,936.10 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Kazakhstan | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Kuwait | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Nicaragua | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Grenada | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Angola | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Armenia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Laos | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Saint Lucia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Cape Verde | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Ghana | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Aruba | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | The Gambia | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Honduras | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Dominica | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Dominican Republic | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Libya | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Guinea | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Panama | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Nigeria | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Ecuador | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Belize | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Lebanon | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Suriname | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Venezuela | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Jordan | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Cameroon | 0.0 | 2009 | ||
| =108 | Niger | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =108 | Togo | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =108 | Syria | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =108 | Sudan | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =108 | Tanzania | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =108 | Burundi | 0.0 | 2007 | ||
| =108 | Zambia | 0.0 | 2007 | ||
| =108 | Sri Lanka | 0.0 | 2007 | ||
| =108 | Tonga | 0.0 | 2005 | ||
| =108 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0 | 2004 | ||
| =108 | Turkey | 0.0 | 2004 | ||
| =108 | The Bahamas | 0.0 | 2003 | ||
| =108 | Burma | 0.0 | 2003 | ||
| =108 | Malawi | 0.0 | 2002 | ||
| =108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0 | 1998 | ||
| =108 | Mauritania | 0.0 | 1998 | ||
| =108 | Congo, Republic of the | 0.0 | 1997 | ||
| =108 | Djibouti | 0.0 | 1995 | ||
| =108 | Gabon | 0.0 | 1995 | ||
| =108 | Comoros | 0.0 | 1995 | ||
| =108 | Chad | 0.0 | 1994 | ||
| =108 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0 | 1994 | ||
| =108 | Nepal | 0.0 | 1994 | ||
| =108 | Oman | 0.0 | 1993 | ||
| =108 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0 | 1993 | ||
| =108 | Central African Republic | 0.0 | 1992 | ||
| =108 | Denmark | 0.0 | 1991 | ||
| =108 | Algeria | 0.0 | 1991 | ||
| =108 | Bahrain | 0.0 | 1990 | ||
| =108 | Somalia | 0.0 | 1989 | ||
| =108 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0 | 1988 | ||
| =108 | Liberia | 0.0 | 1987 | ||
| =108 | Switzerland | 0.0 | 1982 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Economy > Balance of payments > Current account > Goods > Services and income > Royalty and license fees > Receipts > BoP,
- United States ranked first for balance of payments > current account > goods > services and income > royalty and license fees > receipts > boP, amongst High income OECD countries in 2009.
- 19 of the bottom 54 countries by balance of payments > current account > goods > services and income > royalty and license fees > receipts > boP, are Former British Colonies'.
- 11 of the bottom 110 countries by balance of payments > current account > goods > services and income > royalty and license fees > receipts > boP, are Cold countries'.
- 15 of the bottom 112 countries by balance of payments > current account > goods > services and income > royalty and license fees > receipts > boP, are Densely populated.
- 11 of the bottom 169 countries by balance of payments > current account > goods > services and income > royalty and license fees > receipts > boP, are Non-religious.
- 10 of the bottom 88 countries by balance of payments > current account > goods > services and income > royalty and license fees > receipts > boP, are East Asian and Pacific.
- 27 of the bottom 51 countries by balance of payments > current account > goods > services and income > royalty and license fees > receipts > boP, are Christian.
- 7 of the bottom 171 countries by balance of payments > current account > goods > services and income > royalty and license fees > receipts > boP, are English speaking .
- 40 of the bottom 171 countries by balance of payments > current account > goods > services and income > royalty and license fees > receipts > boP, are Heavily indebted.
- 2 of the bottom 163 countries by balance of payments > current account > goods > services and income > royalty and license fees > receipts > boP, are G7.
