Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) by country
Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and...
Countries reporting
169
Highest
183.22 billion BoP, current US$
Ireland
Lowest
638 BoP, current US$
East Timor
Median
92.18 million BoP, current US$
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
7,741
What the numbers show
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 169 countries. The highest value is 183.22 billion BoP, current US$ in Ireland; the lowest is 638 BoP, current US$ in East Timor.
The median across all reporting countries is 92.18 million BoP, current US$, and the mean is 4.19 billion BoP, current US$.
Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 17,987.8%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 100.0%).
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 183.22 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 217.8% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 51.64 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 3 | China | 46.63 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 111.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Netherlands | 42.37 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Switzerland | 38.18 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 34.78 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 30.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 197.9% | volatile |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 29.69 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 141.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Sweden | 22.86 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 439.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Singapore | 20.69 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 20.20 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 12 | India | 18.76 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 274.6% | volatile |
| 13 | France | 16.75 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 14 | South Korea | 14.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 13.36 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 564.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia | 12.37 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 225.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Brazil | 12.33 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 8.88 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Italy | 8.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Mexico | 7.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Thailand | 6.97 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Poland | 5.98 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 145.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Turkey | 4.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 153.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Israel | 3.67 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 245.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Belgium | 3.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 26 | Malaysia | 2.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Austria | 2.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 2.54 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 29 | Indonesia | 2.48 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 30 | Russia | 2.46 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Czechia | 2.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Colombia | 2.11 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Argentina | 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Hong Kong | 1.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 35 | South Africa | 1.74 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Hungary | 1.73 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 1.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 1.61 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Romania | 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Cyprus | 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 548.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 135.9% | volatile |
| 42 | New Zealand | 1.12 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 43 | Finland | 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 1.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Serbia | 1.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 465.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Portugal | 1.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Slovakia | 798.02 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Peru | 659.73 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Ghana | 638.94 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,323.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Norway | 598.16 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Ukraine | 565.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 52 | Guatemala | 539.07 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 299.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Croatia | 521.16 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 478.39 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 220.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Greece | 427.89 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 421.99 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 127.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Philippines | 381.86 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Slovenia | 368.75 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Ecuador | 366.32 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 405.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Egypt | 318.60 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 61 | Morocco | 306.31 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 220.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Macao | 303.38 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Lithuania | 293.96 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 508.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 293.10 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 229.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Oman | 291.51 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 433.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Venezuela | 258.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2016 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 67 | Uruguay | 254.17 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 147.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Nigeria | 252.84 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 69 | Belarus | 248.66 million BoP, current US$ | 2021 | up 178.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 237.35 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 742.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Algeria | 215.01 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Pakistan | 206.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Yemen | 204.95 million BoP, current US$ | 2016 | up 2,127.7% | volatile |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 170.16 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 203.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 159.44 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 948.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Honduras | 151.54 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 156.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Estonia | 142.45 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 226.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Georgia | 139.84 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,901.8% | volatile |
| 79 | El Salvador | 136.42 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Cambodia | 129.26 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 937.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Cayman Islands | 101.07 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 82 | Angola | 100.40 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Maldives | 98.23 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 2,672.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Bangladesh | 92.24 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 278.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Botswana | 92.18 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Malawi | 90.39 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 2,929.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 77.11 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 1,448.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Iceland | 75.74 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 89 | Latvia | 66.71 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Kenya | 65.48 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Cameroon | 62.28 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 678.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Jamaica | 50.76 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Eswatini | 50.46 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 2,685.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Moldova | 50.37 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 174.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Albania | 42.71 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Syria | 36.55 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 265.5% | rising |
| 97 | Tunisia | 33.67 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Jordan | 32.68 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 1,264.7% | rising |
| 99 | Zambia | 32.54 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 1,626.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Myanmar | 32.50 million BoP, current US$ | 2019 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Mongolia | 30.09 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 131.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27.76 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 178.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Curacao | 26.06 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 104 | Tanzania | 25.96 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 2,262.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Panama | 24.68 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Namibia | 24.48 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 183.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Brunei | 22.15 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Belize | 19.16 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 362.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Bolivia | 18.69 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Montenegro | 18.43 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 434.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.76 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 513.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Bahamas | 16.91 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Saint Lucia | 16.75 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 115.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Barbados | 14.56 million BoP, current US$ | 2017 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Uganda | 13.94 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 13.32 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.49 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 306.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Grenada | 12.49 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Paraguay | 12.11 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Madagascar | 11.82 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Iraq | 11.50 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 1,050.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Lebanon | 10.81 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 10.74 million BoP, current US$ | 2014 | up 411.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Andorra | 10.63 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 3,916.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Faroe Islands | 9.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2011 | up 193.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Dominica | 8.26 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 1,128.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritius | 8.17 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 7.73 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 644.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Suriname | 7.67 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 130 | South Sudan | 6.75 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 2,510.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Aruba | 6.39 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Afghanistan | 6.11 million BoP, current US$ | 2020 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.58 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Seychelles | 5.28 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.94 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.77 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 138 | French Polynesia | 3.33 million BoP, current US$ | 2016 | up 111.4% | rising |
| 139 | Mozambique | 2.86 million BoP, current US$ | 2018 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.65 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 141 | Ethiopia | 2.62 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Cape Verde | 2.46 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Lesotho | 2.40 million BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Comoros | 2.36 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | up 658.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Mauritania | 2.33 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Bermuda | 2.32 million BoP, current US$ | 2023 | down 78.8% | falling |
| 147 | Togo | 2.31 million BoP, current US$ | 2017 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Solomon Islands | 2.16 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Mali | 2.02 million BoP, current US$ | 2010 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 150 | New Caledonia | 1.83 million BoP, current US$ | 2016 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 151 | Fiji | 1.66 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Haiti | 1.64 million BoP, current US$ | 2015 | up 310.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Nicaragua | 1.40 million BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 154 | Guyana | 964,060 BoP, current US$ | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Palestine | 644,519 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Guinea | 620,000 BoP, current US$ | 2012 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Burundi | 588,733 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 17,987.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Benin | 401,153 BoP, current US$ | 2020 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Burkina Faso | 387,343 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Samoa | 376,668 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Bhutan | 337,285 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Vanuatu | 298,053 BoP, current US$ | 2022 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 163 | Rwanda | 297,222 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 164 | Senegal | 281,204 BoP, current US$ | 2023 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | 132,313 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | up 313.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Tajikistan | 36,960 BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Niger | 19,804 BoP, current US$ | 2018 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Tonga | 13,586 BoP, current US$ | 2021 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Sudan | 1,642 BoP, current US$ | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | East Timor | 638 BoP, current US$ | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 5.90 million BoP, current US$
- World 463.60 billion BoP, current US$
- High income 356.96 billion BoP, current US$
- OECD members 337.96 billion BoP, current US$
- Post-demographic dividend 336.39 billion BoP, current US$
- Europe & Central Asia 195.89 billion BoP, current US$
- East Asia & Pacific 139.72 billion BoP, current US$
- European Union 122.54 billion BoP, current US$
- IDA & IBRD total 120.02 billion BoP, current US$
- IBRD only 118.31 billion BoP, current US$
- Low & middle income 106.64 billion BoP, current US$
- Middle income 106.64 billion 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.