Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, United States has the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) (US$195.27 billion in 2025) and Bhutan the lowest (−US$8,581 in 2024). The world figure is US$628.85 billion (2025).
What this measures
Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$195.27 billion | 2025 |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$67.41 billion | 2025 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$54.64 billion | 2025 |
| 4 | Japan | US$54.53 billion | 2025 |
| 5 | Germany | US$50.23 billion | 2025 |
| 6 | Switzerland | US$35.18 billion | 2025 |
| 7 | France | US$22.06 billion | 2025 |
| 8 | Ireland | US$17.77 billion | 2025 |
| 9 | Singapore | US$15.68 billion | 2025 |
| 10 | China | US$13.07 billion | 2025 |
| 11 | Sweden | US$12.07 billion | 2025 |
| 12 | Korea, Rep. | US$9.98 billion | 2025 |
| 13 | Denmark | US$9.81 billion | 2025 |
| 14 | Spain | US$8.13 billion | 2025 |
| 15 | Canada | US$7.81 billion | 2025 |
| 16 | Australia | US$7.42 billion | 2025 |
| 17 | Italy | US$6.05 billion | 2025 |
| 18 | Belgium | US$5.42 billion | 2025 |
| 19 | Finland | US$4.68 billion | 2025 |
| 20 | Israel | US$4.34 billion | 2025 |
| 21 | Cyprus | US$3.35 billion | 2025 |
| 22 | Luxembourg | US$2.47 billion | 2025 |
| 23 | Austria | US$2.31 billion | 2025 |
| 24 | Poland | US$1.9 billion | 2025 |
| 25 | India | US$1.74 billion | 2025 |
| 26 | Hungary | US$1.67 billion | 2025 |
| 27 | Brazil | US$1.16 billion | 2025 |
| 28 | New Zealand | US$1.1 billion | 2025 |
| 29 | Czechia | US$1.04 billion | 2025 |
| 30 | Hong Kong SAR, China | US$732.33 million | 2024 |
| 31 | Russian Federation | US$634.39 million | 2025 |
| 32 | Norway | US$626.76 million | 2025 |
| 33 | Türkiye | US$537 million | 2025 |
| 34 | Bulgaria | US$421.43 million | 2025 |
| 35 | Mexico | US$366.74 million | 2025 |
| 36 | Thailand | US$350.36 million | 2025 |
| 37 | Argentina | US$342.44 million | 2025 |
| 38 | Serbia | US$259.85 million | 2025 |
| 39 | Portugal | US$243.57 million | 2025 |
| 40 | Colombia | US$237.06 million | 2025 |
| 41 | Malaysia | US$236.88 million | 2025 |
| 42 | South Africa | US$234.71 million | 2025 |
| 43 | Iceland | US$230.36 million | 2025 |
| 44 | Indonesia | US$217.49 million | 2025 |
| 45 | Malta | US$214.7 million | 2024 |
| 46 | Romania | US$194.75 million | 2025 |
| 47 | Croatia | US$187.92 million | 2025 |
| 48 | Slovenia | US$187.21 million | 2025 |
| 49 | Uruguay | US$133.7 million | 2025 |
| 50 | Belarus | US$123.84 million | 2021 |
| 51 | Chile | US$101.25 million | 2025 |
| 52 | Estonia | US$96.15 million | 2025 |
| 53 | Ukraine | US$77 million | 2025 |
| 54 | Slovak Republic | US$67.42 million | 2025 |
| 55 | Greece | US$54.88 million | 2025 |
| 56 | Georgia | US$44.98 million | 2025 |
| 57 | Peru | US$44.69 million | 2025 |
| 58 | Tanzania | US$43.8 million | 2024 |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | US$36.96 million | 2025 |
| 60 | Kenya | US$32.36 million | 2025 |
| 61 | Haiti | US$29.73 million | 2015 |
| 62 | Lebanon | US$25.52 million | 2023 |
| 63 | Iraq | US$24.9 million | 2025 |
| 64 | North Macedonia | US$24.6 million | 2025 |
| 65 | Costa Rica | US$24.36 million | 2025 |
| 66 | Philippines | US$23.74 million | 2025 |
| 67 | Jordan | US$22.68 million | 2024 |
| 68 | Latvia | US$20.37 million | 2025 |
| 69 | Tunisia | US$19.94 million | 2025 |
| 70 | Guatemala | US$18.57 million | 2025 |
| 71 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | US$18.4 million | 2025 |
| 72 | Myanmar | US$16.91 million | 2019 |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | US$16.73 million | 2025 |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | US$16.68 million | 2025 |
| 75 | Barbados | US$14 million | 2017 |
| 76 | Morocco | US$13.95 million | 2025 |
| 77 | Pakistan | US$13 million | 2025 |
| 78 | Lithuania | US$12.42 million | 2025 |
| 79 | Kyrgyz Republic | US$11.26 million | 2024 |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | US$10.19 million | 2022 |
| 81 | Uzbekistan | US$8.57 million | 2025 |
| 82 | Madagascar | US$8.56 million | 2025 |
| 83 | Ecuador | US$8.38 million | 2025 |
| 84 | Senegal | US$7.3 million | 2023 |
| 85 | Cambodia | US$6.92 million | 2025 |
| 86 | Jamaica | US$5.42 million | 2025 |
| 87 | Albania | US$5.32 million | 2025 |
| 88 | Curaçao | US$4.74 million | 2023 |
| 89 | Moldova | US$4.38 million | 2025 |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | US$3.78 million | 2015 |
| 91 | Namibia | US$3.74 million | 2024 |
| 92 | Algeria | US$3.19 million | 2025 |
| 93 | Uganda | US$2.92 million | 2025 |
| 94 | Samoa | US$2.63 million | 2025 |
| 95 | Zimbabwe | US$2.37 million | 2016 |
| 96 | Botswana | US$1.91 million | 2025 |
| 97 | Kosovo | US$1.88 million | 2025 |
| 98 | Mongolia | US$1.72 million | 2025 |
| 99 | Seychelles | US$1.56 million | 2025 |
| 100 | Bangladesh | US$1.18 million | 2025 |
| 101 | Montenegro | US$1.09 million | 2025 |
| 102 | Benin | US$1.05 million | 2021 |
| 103 | Cameroon | US$942,194 | 2024 |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | US$678,099 | 2024 |
| 105 | Mauritius | US$622,503 | 2024 |
| 106 | Panama | US$564,535 | 2025 |
| 107 | El Salvador | US$529,446 | 2025 |
| 108 | Vanuatu | US$469,007 | 2022 |
| 109 | New Caledonia | US$442,189 | 2016 |
| 110 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | US$396,643 | 2023 |
| 111 | Côte d'Ivoire | US$374,374 | 2024 |
| 112 | Guyana | US$353,000 | 2023 |
| 113 | French Polynesia | US$223,996 | 2016 |
| 114 | Bermuda | US$175,783 | 2023 |
| 115 | Fiji | US$174,889 | 2024 |
| 116 | Lesotho | US$161,144 | 2025 |
| 117 | Cabo Verde | US$116,537 | 2025 |
| 118 | Solomon Islands | US$70,147 | 2024 |
| 119 | Mali | US$60,092 | 2023 |
| 120 | Eswatini | US$53,837 | 2025 |
| 121 | Grenada | US$49,567 | 2025 |
| 122 | Aruba | US$45,134 | 2023 |
| 123 | Niger | US$24,738 | 2024 |
| 124 | West Bank and Gaza | US$20,219 | 2024 |
| 125 | Suriname | US$17,583 | 2025 |
| 126 | Angola | US$12,605 | 2025 |
| 127 | Bolivia | US$11,888 | 2025 |
| 128 | Ethiopia | US$1,484 | 2024 |
| 129 | Burundi | US$1,261 | 2025 |
| 130 | Tajikistan | US$660 | 2023 |
| 131 | Bhutan | −US$8,581 | 2024 |
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- Primary income payments (BoP, current US$)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP)
- Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP)
- Goods imports (current US$, BoP)
- Service imports (current US$, BoP)
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)
- Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP)
- Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)
- Travel services (% of service imports, BoP)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)
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World Bank, World Development Indicators, BX.GSR.ROYL.CD, CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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