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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	IrelandIreland	4,669.84 BoP $	2005
2	SingaporeSingapore	2,026.97 BoP $	2005
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	360.17 BoP $	2005
3	LuxembourgLuxembourg	280.13 BoP $	2005
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	261.8 BoP $	2005
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	256.2 BoP $	2005
4	NetherlandsNetherlands	226.22 BoP $	2005
5	FinlandFinland	214.13 BoP $	2005
6	CanadaCanada	205.78 BoP $	2005
7	SwedenSweden	165.91 BoP $	2005
8	Hong KongHong Kong	163.83 BoP $	2004
9	AustriaAustria	162.14 BoP $	2005
10	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	150.58 BoP $	2005
11	New ZealandNew Zealand	134.23 BoP $	2005
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	133 BoP $	2000
12	NorwayNorway	118.17 BoP $	2005
13	JapanJapan	114.68 BoP $	2005
14	BarbadosBarbados	106.19 BoP $	2005
15	HungaryHungary	105.93 BoP $	2005
16	BelgiumBelgium	105.68 BoP $	2005
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	102.59 BoP $	2005
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	94.38 BoP $	2005
17	South KoreaSouth Korea	91.36 BoP $	2005
18	United StatesUnited States	82.91 BoP $	2005
19	AustraliaAustralia	80.64 BoP $	2005
20	GermanyGermany	79.9 BoP $	2005
21	SwazilandSwaziland	79.42 BoP $	2005
22	IsraelIsrael	77.42 BoP $	2005
23	ArubaAruba	72.04 BoP $	2005
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	68.2 BoP $	2005
24	SpainSpain	60.81 BoP $	2005
25	SloveniaSlovenia	56.52 BoP $	2005
26	MalaysiaMalaysia	53 BoP $	2005
27	FranceFrance	51.12 BoP $	2005
28	The BahamasThe Bahamas	48.92 BoP $	2005
29	MaltaMalta	44.47 BoP $	2005
30	CroatiaCroatia	43.34 BoP $	2005
31	CyprusCyprus	43.25 BoP $	2005
32	GreeceGreece	39.78 BoP $	2005
33	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	37.61 BoP $	2005
34	ItalyItaly	33.14 BoP $	2005
35	PortugalPortugal	31.05 BoP $	2005
36	PolandPoland	27.14 BoP $	2005
37	ThailandThailand	25.54 BoP $	2005
38	GuyanaGuyana	25.5 BoP $	2005
39	South AfricaSouth Africa	22.68 BoP $	2005
40	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	21.12 BoP $	2005
41	ChileChile	19.69 BoP $	2005
42	EstoniaEstonia	18.51 BoP $	2005
43	SlovakiaSlovakia	16.96 BoP $	2003
44	ArgentinaArgentina	16.42 BoP $	2005
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	15.87 BoP $	2005
45	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	14.4 BoP $	2005
46	Costa RicaCosta Rica	13.17 BoP $	2005
47	PanamaPanama	12.54 BoP $	2005
48	IcelandIceland	11.86 BoP $	2005
49	RussiaRussia	11.13 BoP $	2005
50	BulgariaBulgaria	10.18 BoP $	2005
51	VenezuelaVenezuela	8.94 BoP $	2005
52	UkraineUkraine	8.94 BoP $	2005
53	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	8.18 BoP $	2005
54	RomaniaRomania	8 BoP $	2005
55	GrenadaGrenada	7.66 BoP $	2005
56	BrazilBrazil	7.55 BoP $	2005
57	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	6.79 BoP $	2005
58	SeychellesSeychelles	6.58 BoP $	2005
59	BotswanaBotswana	6.57 BoP $	2005
60	TurkeyTurkey	6.48 BoP $	2005
61	LatviaLatvia	6.26 BoP $	2005
62	MacauMacau	6.08 BoP $	2004
63	LithuaniaLithuania	6.05 BoP $	2005
64	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	5.85 BoP $	2005
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	5.59 BoP $	2004
65	El SalvadorEl Salvador	5.01 BoP $	2005
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	4.76 BoP $	2005
66	IndonesiaIndonesia	4.28 BoP $	2005
67	JamaicaJamaica	4.13 BoP $	2005
68	ChinaChina	4.08 BoP $	2005
69	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	3.92 BoP $	2005
70	MauritiusMauritius	3.79 BoP $	2005
71	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	3.3 BoP $	2005
72	HondurasHonduras	3.15 BoP $	2005
73	PhilippinesPhilippines	3.09 BoP $	2005
74	EcuadorEcuador	3.07 BoP $	2005
75	ColombiaColombia	2.73 BoP $	2005
76	EgyptEgypt	2.54 BoP $	2005
77	PeruPeru	2.5 BoP $	2005
78	VanuatuVanuatu	2.23 BoP $	2005
79	KazakhstanKazakhstan	2.03 BoP $	2005
80	BelarusBelarus	2.02 BoP $	2005
81	NamibiaNamibia	1.62 BoP $	2004
82	MoroccoMorocco	1.51 BoP $	2005
83	BelizeBelize	1.44 BoP $	2005
84	AlbaniaAlbania	1.32 BoP $	2005
85	TongaTonga	1.31 BoP $	1992
86	UruguayUruguay	1.3 BoP $	2005
87	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	1.27 BoP $	2004
88	GeorgiaGeorgia	1.22 BoP $	2005
89	BoliviaBolivia	1.2 BoP $	2005
90	DominicaDominica	1.16 BoP $	2005
91	KenyaKenya	1.03 BoP $	2005
92	MexicoMexico	1 BoP $	2005
93	TunisiaTunisia	0.769 BoP $	2005
94	PakistanPakistan	0.696 BoP $	2005
95	SurinameSuriname	0.688 BoP $	1995
96	SyriaSyria	0.661 BoP $	2005
97	SenegalSenegal	0.658 BoP $	2004
98	MoldovaMoldova	0.648 BoP $	2005
99	SamoaSamoa	0.614 BoP $	2005
100	CambodiaCambodia	0.545 BoP $	2005
101	ZimbabweZimbabwe	0.528 BoP $	1994
102	YemenYemen	0.457 BoP $	2005
103	TogoTogo	0.405 BoP $	2004
104	IndiaIndia	0.385 BoP $	2003
105	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	0.33 BoP $	2005
106	NigeriaNigeria	0.324 BoP $	2005
107	BeninBenin	0.291 BoP $	2004
108	MozambiqueMozambique	0.252 BoP $	2005
109	AngolaAngola	0.204 BoP $	2005
110	NicaraguaNicaragua	0.17 BoP $	1983
111	MadagascarMadagascar	0.166 BoP $	2005
112	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	0.163 BoP $	1998
113	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	0.155 BoP $	1999
114	ParaguayParaguay	0.152 BoP $	2005
115	Cape VerdeCape Verde	0.142 BoP $	2005
116	CameroonCameroon	0.0992 BoP $	2003
117	LesothoLesotho	0.0886 BoP $	2001
118	EritreaEritrea	0.0714 BoP $	2000
119	MaliMali	0.0525 BoP $	2004
120	AlgeriaAlgeria	0.0511 BoP $	1990
121	UgandaUganda	0.0509 BoP $	2005
122	TajikistanTajikistan	0.0493 BoP $	2005
123	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	0.0455 BoP $	1978
124	GhanaGhana	0.0428 BoP $	1994
125	ZambiaZambia	0.0396 BoP $	2000
126	NigerNiger	0.0386 BoP $	2004
127	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	0.0283 BoP $	2001
128	RwandaRwanda	0.0266 BoP $	2002
129	GuatemalaGuatemala	0.024 BoP $	2004
130	GuineaGuinea	0.0224 BoP $	2004
131	MalawiMalawi	0.0197 BoP $	2002
132	BangladeshBangladesh	0.0192 BoP $	2005
133	EthiopiaEthiopia	0.00756 BoP $	2005
134	TanzaniaTanzania	0.00567 BoP $	2005
135	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	0.00548 BoP $	2005
136	BurmaBurma	0.00439 BoP $	1990
137	BurundiBurundi	0.00367 BoP $	1996
138	SudanSudan	0.00361 BoP $	2000
139	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	0.00272 BoP $	2004
140	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	0.000566 BoP $	2005
141	LebanonLebanon	2.56e-05 BoP $	2004

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