Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) by country
Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and...
Countries reporting
153
Highest
189.15 billion BoP, current US$
United States
Lowest
-1.45 million BoP, current US$
Guinea
Median
16.68 million BoP, current US$
Years covered
64
1962–2025
Data points
6,413
What the numbers show
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 153 countries. The highest value is 189.15 billion BoP, current US$ in United States; the lowest is -1.45 million BoP, current US$ in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.68 million BoP, current US$, and the mean is 4.01 billion BoP, current US$.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 109,398.0%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 569.8%).
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 189.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Netherlands | 61.99 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 138.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Japan | 54.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 54.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 50.23 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Switzerland | 35.11 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 7 | France | 20.94 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Ireland | 18.92 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 158.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Singapore | 15.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 10 | China | 13.07 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,105.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Sweden | 11.97 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Republic of Korea | 9.98 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Denmark | 8.61 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 244.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 8.08 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 400.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Canada | 7.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 91.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia | 7.27 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 533.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Italy | 6.05 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Belgium | 5.16 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 4.49 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Israel | 4.34 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 296.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Cyprus | 3.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,697.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 2.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 111.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Austria | 2.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 119.3% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 1.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 356.6% | volatile |
| 25 | India | 1.74 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 272.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Hungary | 1.67 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Brazil | 1.16 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 28 | New Zealand | 1.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 198.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 1.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Hong Kong | 709.99 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 31 | Russian Federation | 634.39 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Norway | 621.51 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Türkiye | 554.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 465.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 421.43 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 742.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Mexico | 407.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Thailand | 350.36 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 313.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Malaysia | 347.67 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 358.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Argentina | 340.11 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 110.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Serbia | 259.85 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 474.0% | volatile |
| 40 | South Africa | 234.71 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Iceland | 233.13 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 226.91 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 225.90 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 153.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Indonesia | 217.49 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 317.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Malta | 214.70 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Portugal | 200.26 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 185.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Romania | 194.75 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovenia | 187.21 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 221.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Ghana | 185.61 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Croatia | 163.34 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 524.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Uruguay | 133.80 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 256.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Belarus | 123.84 million BoP, current US$ | 2021 | up 443.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Paraguay | 114.10 million BoP, current US$ | 1994 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 54 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 108.50 million BoP, current US$ | 2009 | — | rising |
| 55 | Chile | 101.25 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Estonia | 96.92 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 714.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Slovakia | 67.42 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 156.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Ukraine | 67.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Greece | 48.63 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 54.9% | rising |
| 60 | Georgia | 44.98 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 7,836.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Peru | 44.69 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 226.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 43.80 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 109,398.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Kenya | 41.53 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 36.96 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 4,073.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Haiti | 29.73 million BoP, current US$ | 2015 | up 562.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Lebanon | 25.52 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 24.60 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 24.36 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 5,493.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Philippines | 23.74 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Jordan | 22.68 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 109.1% | rising |
| 71 | Latvia | 20.37 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 205.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Tunisia | 19.94 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Egypt | 18.40 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,572.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Guatemala | 18.21 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Myanmar | 16.91 million BoP, current US$ | 2019 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 16.73 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 59,657.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.68 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 78 | South Sudan | 14.36 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Barbados | 14.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2017 | up 3,462.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Morocco | 13.95 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 321.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Kiribati | 13.43 million BoP, current US$ | 1994 | up 519.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Pakistan | 13.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Lithuania | 12.42 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.26 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 700.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.19 million BoP, current US$ | 2022 | up 2,285.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Uzbekistan | 8.57 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 748.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Ecuador | 7.58 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Senegal | 7.30 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 304.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Cambodia | 6.92 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,122.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Jamaica | 6.11 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Maldives | 5.58 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Albania | 5.32 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 173.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Curacao | 4.74 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 94 | Malawi | 4.55 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 201.5% | rising |
| 95 | Republic of Moldova | 4.38 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Sierra Leone | 3.78 million BoP, current US$ | 2015 | up 232.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Namibia | 3.74 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Cayman Islands | 3.46 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Mongolia | 2.88 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Madagascar | 2.85 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Samoa | 2.63 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 3,540.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Uganda | 2.56 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Belize | 2.50 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Zimbabwe | 2.37 million BoP, current US$ | 2016 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Kosovo | 1.88 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 508.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Seychelles | 1.52 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Algeria | 1.37 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 247.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Iraq | 1.30 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Faroe Islands | 1.18 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 5,815.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 1.18 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Montenegro | 1.09 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Benin | 1.05 million BoP, current US$ | 2021 | up 51,995.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Botswana | 967,546 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 416.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Cameroon | 942,194 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 356.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Burkina Faso | 678,098 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 116 | Rwanda | 677,020 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 273.1% | rising |
| 117 | Mauritius | 622,503 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Panama | 564,535 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 119 | El Salvador | 529,446 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Vanuatu | 469,007 BoP, current US$ | 2022 | up 171.5% | volatile |
| 121 | New Caledonia | 442,189 BoP, current US$ | 2016 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 396,643 BoP, current US$ | 2023 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Côte d'Ivoire | 374,374 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Guyana | 353,000 BoP, current US$ | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 125 | French Polynesia | 223,996 BoP, current US$ | 2016 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Eswatini | 223,849 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 713.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Bermuda | 175,783 BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 1,793.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Fiji | 174,889 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Lesotho | 161,142 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 130 | Saint Lucia | 134,767 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Mozambique | 122,123 BoP, current US$ | 2012 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Cape Verde | 116,537 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 333.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 99,967 BoP, current US$ | 2013 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Solomon Islands | 70,147 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Mali | 60,092 BoP, current US$ | 2023 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Grenada | 49,567 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 250.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Aruba | 45,134 BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 60,035.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Niger | 24,738 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 3,556.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Palestine, State of | 20,218 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 398.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Suriname | 17,583 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Tuvalu | 14,829 BoP, current US$ | 2012 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 142 | Angola | 12,605 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 11,888 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Ethiopia | 1,484 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Burundi | 1,261 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Togo | 694.94 BoP, current US$ | 2020 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Tajikistan | 660 BoP, current US$ | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Sudan | 479.03 BoP, current US$ | 2015 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Afghanistan | 335.19 BoP, current US$ | 2020 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Dominica | 71.11 BoP, current US$ | 2020 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.42 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 152 | Bhutan | -8,581 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 233.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Guinea | -1.45 million BoP, current US$ | 2013 | down 569.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 520.45 billion BoP, current US$
- European Union 120.61 billion BoP, current US$
- High income 501.94 billion BoP, current US$
- Euro area 103.84 billion BoP, current US$
- Post-demographic dividend 490.64 billion BoP, current US$
- OECD members 481.94 billion BoP, current US$
- Europe & Central Asia 212.04 billion BoP, current US$
- North America 196.95 billion BoP, current US$
- East Asia & Pacific 102.24 billion BoP, current US$
- Late-demographic dividend 21.99 billion BoP, current US$
- IDA & IBRD total 21.91 billion BoP, current US$
- IBRD only 21.69 billion BoP, current US$
- Low & middle income 18.51 billion BoP, current US$
- Middle income 18.51 billion BoP, current US$
- Upper middle income 16.52 billion BoP, current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 13.67 billion BoP, current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 13.67 billion BoP, current US$
- Early-demographic dividend 7.82 billion BoP, current US$
- Central Europe and the Baltics 5.60 billion BoP, current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 4.61 billion BoP, current US$
- Small states 3.68 billion BoP, current US$
- Other small states 3.68 billion BoP, current US$
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.59 billion BoP, current US$
- Latin America & Caribbean 2.45 billion BoP, current US$
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.45 billion BoP, current US$
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 2.19 billion BoP, current US$
- Lower middle income 1.98 billion BoP, current US$
- South Asia 1.74 billion BoP, current US$
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 1.74 billion BoP, current US$
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 440.59 million BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 420.61 million BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 420.61 million BoP, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 420.61 million BoP, current US$
- Arab World 258.25 million BoP, current US$
- Africa Eastern and Southern 234.89 million BoP, current US$
- IDA total 220.28 million BoP, current US$
- IDA only 198.39 million BoP, current US$
- Africa Western and Central 185.73 million BoP, current US$
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 185.62 million BoP, current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 45.35 million BoP, current US$
About this data
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.