Hong Kong SAR, China - 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 Hong Kong SAR, China was $1,759,724,000 as of 2020. Over the past 22 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,027,167,000 in 2013 and $280,589,100 in 1999.

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
1998 $536,839,400
1999 $280,589,100
2000 $461,122,800
2001 $491,103,100
2002 $695,994,700
2003 $864,428,600
2004 $1,111,347,000
2005 $1,288,813,000
2006 $1,357,493,000
2007 $1,504,417,000
2008 $1,610,465,000
2009 $1,699,753,000
2010 $1,978,131,000
2011 $2,009,280,000
2012 $2,018,575,000
2013 $2,027,167,000
2014 $1,938,287,000
2015 $1,860,614,000
2016 $1,882,823,000
2017 $1,924,781,000
2018 $1,993,171,000
2019 $1,979,477,000
2020 $1,759,724,000

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 Hong Kong SAR, China was $701,476,700 as of 2020. Over the past 22 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $754,306,900 in 2019 and $77,595,160 in 1999.

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
1998 $155,448,400
1999 $77,595,160
2000 $106,780,900
2001 $195,672,000
2002 $228,878,000
2003 $340,475,600
2004 $217,776,800
2005 $245,221,800
2006 $259,254,400
2007 $357,912,400
2008 $379,753,500
2009 $383,395,000
2010 $400,321,900
2011 $459,270,700
2012 $520,085,300
2013 $573,755,100
2014 $622,629,400
2015 $642,041,500
2016 $673,103,900
2017 $719,290,500
2018 $742,653,000
2019 $754,306,900
2020 $701,476,700

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments