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 »
1970
1976
1983
1989
1995
2001
2008
2014
2020
-5,000,000,000
0
5,000,000,000
10,000,000,000
15,000,000,000
20,000,000,000
25,000,000,000
30,000,000,000
United Kingdom
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators - Last updated January 1, 2020