Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)
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. More info »
1982
1987
1992
1996
2001
2006
2011
2015
2020
-2,000,000,000
0
2,000,000,000
4,000,000,000
6,000,000,000
8,000,000,000
10,000,000,000
China
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators - Last updated January 1, 2020