Zimbabwe - 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 Zimbabwe was $3,629,088 as of 2020. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $39,956,820 in 1991 and $2,197,499 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
1977 $8,902,118
1978 $7,261,153
1979 $10,286,600
1980 $13,637,270
1981 $13,751,430
1982 $17,038,060
1983 $13,933,190
1984 $7,423,388
1985 $4,826,766
1986 $6,001,101
1987 $6,248,702
1988 $5,919,011
1989 $5,323,554
1990 $8,144,434
1991 $39,956,820
1992 $5,797,815
1993 $5,285,227
1994 $6,029,682
2009 $6,037,764
2010 $3,783,947
2011 $8,847,845
2012 $9,305,787
2013 $17,830,150
2014 $18,668,170
2015 $19,545,570
2016 $10,372,930
2017 $4,322,233
2018 $2,511,199
2019 $2,197,499
2020 $3,629,088

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 Zimbabwe was $2,372,227 as of 2016. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $17,770,480 in 1989 and $374,334 in 1985.

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
1977 $794,832
1978 $1,778,241
1979 $1,028,660
1980 $2,789,441
1981 $2,009,773
1982 $1,451,001
1983 $984,801
1984 $624,962
1985 $374,334
1986 $595,536
1987 $540,451
1988 $553,179
1989 $17,770,480
1990 $774,909
1991 $1,576,116
1992 $993,659
1993 $824,758
1994 $603,116
2009 $1,718,405
2010 $1,811,199
2011 $1,894,514
2012 $1,981,662
2013 $2,072,818
2014 $2,168,168
2015 $2,267,903
2016 $2,372,227

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments