Bhutan - Royalty and license fees

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) in Bhutan was $102,284 as of 2020. Over the past 14 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $665,038 in 2014 and $4,023 in 2006.

Definition: Charges for the use of intellectual property are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of 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). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
2006 $4,023
2007 $93,074
2008 $126,847
2009 $369,574
2010 $167,599
2011 $221,228
2012 $65,332
2013 $39,215
2014 $665,038
2015 $486,417
2016 $355,876
2017 $279,474
2018 $304,211
2019 $221,117
2020 $102,284

Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) in Bhutan was $13,543 as of 2020. Over the past 14 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $201,162 in 2006 and $4,858 in 2019.

Definition: Charges for the use of intellectual property are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of 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). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
2006 $201,162
2007 $101,335
2008 $159,090
2009 $14,727
2010 $13,001
2011 $12,423
2012 $14,887
2013 $15,779
2014 $6,409
2015 $13,088
2016 $37,225
2017 $22,013
2018 $11,087
2019 $4,858
2020 $13,543

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments