Economy > Royalty and license fees > Payments > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Ireland | 4.67 million BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
2 | Singapore | 1.99 million BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 361,563.01 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
3 | Luxembourg | 285,309.03 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 262,126.82 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 257,111.88 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
4 | Netherlands | 226,218.13 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
5 | Finland | 214,125.16 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
6 | Canada | 205,865.82 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
7 | Sweden | 166,015.89 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
8 | Austria | 162,030.29 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
9 | Hong Kong | 161,471.97 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
10 | United Kingdom | 150,577.42 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
11 | New Zealand | 135,378.39 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 133,286.76 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2000 | |||
12 | Norway | 118,167.35 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
13 | Japan | 114,682.72 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
14 | Barbados | 107,769.81 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
15 | Hungary | 105,925.32 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
16 | Belgium | 105,677.83 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 102,839.9 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 94,551.63 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
17 | South Korea | 91,062.81 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
18 | United States | 82,659.04 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
19 | Australia | 80,900.44 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
20 | Germany | 79,901.81 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
21 | Swaziland | 77,567.98 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
22 | Israel | 77,488.59 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
23 | Aruba | 71,851.49 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 68,475.19 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
24 | Faroe Islands | 65,625 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
25 | Spain | 60,812.98 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
26 | Cyprus | 58,927.24 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
27 | Slovenia | 56,516.67 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
28 | Malaysia | 54,035.43 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
29 | France | 53,053.69 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
30 | The Bahamas | 49,835.48 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
31 | Malta | 44,509.81 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
32 | Croatia | 43,323.3 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
33 | Greece | 39,780.62 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
34 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 38,503.08 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
35 | Italy | 33,138.78 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
36 | Netherlands Antilles | 32,053.42 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
37 | Portugal | 31,053.34 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
38 | Poland | 27,144.97 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
39 | Thailand | 26,063.4 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
40 | Guyana | 25,824.73 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
41 | South Africa | 22,833.36 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
42 | Czech Republic | 21,124.64 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
43 | Chile | 19,746.42 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
44 | Estonia | 18,505.36 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
45 | Slovakia | 16,956.62 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
46 | Argentina | 16,379.89 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 15,930.04 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
47 | Saint Lucia | 14,451.53 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
48 | Costa Rica | 13,143.67 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
49 | Panama | 13,058.94 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
50 | Iceland | 11,861.84 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
51 | Russia | 11,132.49 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
52 | Bulgaria | 10,177.13 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
53 | Venezuela | 8,992.74 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
54 | Ukraine | 8,943.12 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
55 | New Caledonia | 8,177.81 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
56 | Romania | 7,999.78 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
57 | Brazil | 7,534.64 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
58 | Grenada | 7,407.41 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
59 | Botswana | 6,984 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
60 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6,772.66 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
61 | Seychelles | 6,455.54 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
62 | Latvia | 6,259.51 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
63 | Macau | 6,102.26 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
64 | Turkey | 6,091.72 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
65 | Lithuania | 6,049.37 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
66 | French Polynesia | 5,807.61 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 5,637.07 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2004 | |||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 4,757.5 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
67 | El Salvador | 4,417.99 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
68 | Indonesia | 4,356.54 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
69 | Jamaica | 4,126.63 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
70 | China | 4,079.15 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
71 | Mauritius | 3,793.33 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
72 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3,577.68 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
73 | Dominican Republic | 3,252.51 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
74 | Ecuador | 3,200.15 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
75 | Philippines | 3,190.68 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
76 | Honduras | 3,011.91 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
77 | Colombia | 2,622.77 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
78 | Peru | 2,474.18 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
79 | Egypt | 2,458.37 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
80 | Vanuatu | 2,204.93 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
81 | Kazakhstan | 2,027.05 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
82 | Belarus | 1,994.76 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
83 | Namibia | 1,613.23 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
84 | Morocco | 1,506.44 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
85 | Albania | 1,343.36 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
86 | Belize | 1,337.93 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
87 | Tonga | 1,313.04 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 1992 | ||
88 | Uruguay | 1,305.24 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
89 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,222.8 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
90 | Bolivia | 1,219.78 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
91 | Georgia | 1,189.15 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
92 | Dominica | 1,131.69 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
93 | Kenya | 1,077.19 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
94 | Mexico | 1,076.74 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
95 | Tunisia | 768.52 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
96 | Suriname | 723.58 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 1995 | ||
97 | Pakistan | 706.16 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
98 | Senegal | 633.75 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
99 | Syria | 630.14 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
100 | Moldova | 601.03 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
101 | Samoa | 597.64 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
102 | Zimbabwe | 520.01 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 1994 | ||
103 | Cambodia | 517.21 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
104 | Yemen | 438.62 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
105 | India | 395.31 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
106 | Togo | 365.41 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
107 | Kyrgyzstan | 331.42 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
108 | Nigeria | 320.21 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
109 | Benin | 281.95 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
110 | Mozambique | 267.24 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
111 | Angola | 212.03 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
112 | Nicaragua | 179.35 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 1983 | ||
113 | Madagascar | 163.05 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 161.75 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 1998 | ||
115 | Paraguay | 152.58 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
116 | Solomon Islands | 152.25 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 1999 | ||
117 | Cape Verde | 134.03 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
118 | Cameroon | 108.53 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
119 | Lesotho | 92.33 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
120 | Eritrea | 79.04 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
121 | Algeria | 52.97 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
122 | Tajikistan | 51.23 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
123 | Uganda | 50.79 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
124 | Mali | 46.3 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
125 | Papua New Guinea | 44.92 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 1978 | ||
126 | Ghana | 40.51 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 1994 | ||
127 | Zambia | 37.38 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
128 | Niger | 36.32 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
129 | Burkina Faso | 29.05 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2001 | ||
130 | Rwanda | 27.78 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
131 | Guatemala | 24.18 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
132 | Guinea | 23.77 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
133 | Malawi | 19.42 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2002 | ||
134 | Bangladesh | 19.35 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
135 | Ethiopia | 8.08 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
136 | Tanzania | 5.72 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
137 | Azerbaijan | 5.48 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
138 | Burma | 4.54 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 1990 | ||
139 | Burundi | 3.72 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 1996 | ||
140 | Sudan | 3.04 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
141 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.46 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2004 | ||
142 | Sierra Leone | 0.524 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
143 | Lebanon | 0.025 BoP $ per 1,000 people | 2004 |