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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.
Royalty and license fees, receipts (BoP, current US$) - Goods, services & income - Current account - Balance of payments - Economic Policy & Debt - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1High income (2008)177,423,050,498
2High income: OECD (2008)175,488,655,875
3United States (2008)91,600,000,000
4Euro area (2008)31,349,181,557
5Japan (2008)25,700,583,120
6United Kingdom (2008)13,903,886,940
7France (2008)10,269,359,367
8Germany (2008)8,792,137,425
9Sweden (2008)4,937,701,618
10Netherlands (2008)4,870,339,178
11Low & middle income (2008)3,861,807,556
12Middle income (2008)3,750,798,544
13Canada (2008)3,432,130,032
14South Korea (2008)2,403,200,000
15North Korea (2008)2,403,200,000
16Upper middle income (2008)2,330,631,405
17High income: nonOECD (2008)1,934,394,623
18Finland (2008)1,495,255,721
19Latin America & Caribbean (2008)1,452,519,808
20Lower middle income (2008)1,420,167,139
21Ireland (2008)1,321,245,277
22Belgium (2008)1,187,801,187
23Europe & Central Asia (2008)1,090,103,729
24Austria (2008)904,502,524
25East Asia & Pacific (2008)898,294,584
26Italy (2008)863,579,735
27Singapore (2008)839,459,858
28Israel (2008)803,800,000
29Hungary (2008)803,111,872
30Spain (2008)801,204,102
31Australia (2008)703,299,614
32Norway (2008)641,525,339
33China (2008)570,536,223
34Brazil (2008)465,444,000
35Russia (2008)453,360,000
36Mexico (2008)439,700,000
37Hong Kong (2007)357,912,340
38Luxembourg (2008)336,405,440
39Paraguay (2008)282,300,000
40Romania (2008)240,000,000
41Poland (2008)204,000,000
42Malaysia (2008)199,256,273
43South Asia (2008)196,126,430
44Sub-Saharan Africa (2008)183,920,728
45New Zealand (2008)178,154,353
46Malta (2008)166,429,458
47Slovakia (2008)164,097,564
48India (2008)147,815,443
49Egypt (2007)122,000,000
50Least developed countries: UN classification (2008)115,926,487
51Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (2008)112,840,163
52Low income (2008)111,009,012
53Thailand (2008)100,760,131
54Argentina (2008)93,563,615
55Portugal (2008)79,848,766
56Ukraine (2008)72,000,000
57Chile (2008)63,640,000
58Rwanda (2008)61,941,752
59Czech Republic (2008)55,388,551
60South Africa (2008)53,737,886
61Greece (2008)43,874,271
62Croatia (2008)43,746,806
63Guyana (2008)42,570,000
64Slovenia (2008)41,010,862
65Middle East & North Africa (2008)40,842,278
66Albania (2008)39,149,177
67Pakistan (2008)38,000,000
68Kenya (2008)32,831,073
69Tunisia (2008)32,058,002
70Colombia (2008)29,720,000
71Indonesia (2008)27,211,957
72Serbia (2008)27,206,683
73Estonia (2008)26,872,678
74Lesotho (2008)19,601,592
75Jamaica (2008)16,607,073
76Kiribati (1994)13,433,002
77Latvia (2008)13,100,000
78Cyprus (2008)12,090,681
79Angola (2008)12,000,000
80Guatemala (2008)11,900,000
81Bulgaria (2008)11,165,594
82Libya (2002)10,000,000
83Maldives (2008)9,960,938
84Yemen (2008)8,653,920
85Nigeria (1984)7,827,508
86Georgia (2008)6,197,427
87Haiti (2003)5,840,000
88Macedonia (2008)5,837,465
89Philippines (2007)5,000,000
90Bosnia and Herzegovina (2008)4,772,375
91Belarus (2008)4,700,000
92Moldova (2008)3,900,000
93Namibia (2002)3,808,376
94Netherlands Antilles (2007)2,960,894
95Kyrgyzstan (2008)2,777,280
96Uganda (2008)2,770,928
97Peru (2008)2,768,000
98Madagascar (2005)2,320,979
99Bolivia (2008)2,252,000
100El Salvador (2008)1,400,000
101Sierra Leone (2004)1,140,001
102Tajikistan (2008)1,036,700
103Mongolia (1999)1,000,000
104Lithuania (2008)888,026
105Honduras (2003)811,000
106Costa Rica (2008)625,120
107Zimbabwe (1994)603,801
108Cambodia (2008)530,000
109New Caledonia (2008)524,523
110Senegal (2007)504,938
111Botswana (2008)504,109
112Cameroon (2008)410,893
113Barbados (2007)393,011
114Bangladesh (2008)350,049
115St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1996)300,000
116French Polynesia (2008)288,699
117Vanuatu (2007)265,347
118Iraq (2007)200,000
119Sudan (1998)200,000
120Seychelles (1985)183,374
121Samoa (1994)153,844
122Morocco (2008)130,356
123Bermuda (2008)125,806
124Ethiopia (2008)106,467
125St. Kitts and Nevis (2003)106,296
126Belize (1993)100,000
127Suriname (2007)100,000
128Mali (2007)95,980
129Eritrea (2000)94,115
130Grenada (2007)64,715
131Fiji (2007)62,503
132Aruba (2008)45,251
133Solomon Islands (2006)31,743
134Uruguay (2008)30,000
135Burma (2001)29,734
136West Bank and Gaza (2007)28,072
137Dominica (2000)25,926
138Iceland (2008)23,881
139Ivory Coast (2006)22,949
140Kazakhstan (2005)21,330
141Faroe Islands (2003)20,000
142Swaziland (2007)13,143
143Azerbaijan (2008)13,000
144Guinea (2008)10,000
145Burkina Faso (1986)5,775
146Togo (2006)5,737
147Mauritius (2008)5,186
148Niger (2007)2,087
149Benin (2006)1,912
150Mozambique (2008)842.24
151Cape Verde (2007)672.99
152Tanzania (2007)122
153Nicaragua (2007)0
154Guinea-Bissau (1993)0
155Sao Tome and Principe (2007)0
156Saudi Arabia (2007)0
157Nepal (1994)0
158Mauritania (1998)0
159Equatorial Guinea (1988)0
160Iran (2000)0
161Afghanistan (1989)0
162Malawi (2002)0
163Somalia (1989)0
164Ecuador (2007)0
165Dominican Republic (2007)0
166Macau (2006)0
167Djibouti (1995)0
168Sri Lanka (2007)0
169Algeria (1991)0
170Jordan (2006)0
171Panama (2007)0
172Denmark (1991)0
173Kuwait (2007)0
174Liberia (1987)0
175Papua New Guinea (1994)0
176Lebanon (2004)0
177Switzerland (1982)0
178Syria (2006)0
179Laos (1994)0
180Gambia (1994)0
181Comoros (1995)0
182Oman (1993)0
183Tonga (1993)0
184St. Lucia (2005)0
185Chad (1994)0
186Turkey (2004)0
187Burundi (2007)0
188Central African Republic (1992)0
189Ghana (2007)0
190Gabon (1995)0
191Brunei Darussalam (2006)0
192Antigua and Barbuda (2007)0
193Bahrain (1990)0
194Venezuela (2007)0
195Bahamas (1988)0
196Republic of the Congo (1997)0
197Zambia (2007)0
198Trinidad and Tobago (1998)0
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