Countries by Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) (2025)

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) in 2025: highest in Ireland ($209.5 billion), lowest in Tajikistan ($36,960), median $294.1 million across the 123 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) (measured in USD) across 222 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

Unit: USD222 countries and regionsSource: World Bank

Data updated:8 Oct 2026Last checked:12 Nov 2026Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1960–2025

Highest Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), 2025

1.Ireland$209.5 billion
2.United States$61.41 billion
3.China$46.63 billion
4.Netherlands$43.47 billion
5.Switzerland$38.94 billion
6.Japan$34.78 billion
7.Germany$30.15 billion
8.United Kingdom$30.14 billion
9.Sweden$23.31 billion
10.Singapore$20.69 billion

Lowest Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), 2025

114.Bermuda$4.001 million
115.St. Kitts and Nevis$3.938 million
116.St. Vincent and the Grenadines$3.765 million
117.Cabo Verde$2.458 million
118.Lesotho$2.401 million
119.Burundi$588,733
120.Samoa$376,668
121.Sao Tome and Principe$259,968
122.Uganda$255,000
123.Tajikistan$36,960

All 123 ranked countries, 2025— select a country to view interactive chart

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IrelandRank 1 of 123 United StatesRank 2 of 123 ChinaRank 3 of 123 NetherlandsRank 4 of 123 SwitzerlandRank 5 of 123 JapanRank 6 of 123 GermanyRank 7 of 123 United KingdomRank 8 of 123 SwedenRank 9 of 123 SingaporeRank 10 of 123 CanadaRank 11 of 123 IndiaRank 12 of 123 LuxembourgRank 13 of 123 FranceRank 14 of 123 South KoreaRank 15 of 123 AustraliaRank 16 of 123 BrazilRank 17 of 123 SpainRank 18 of 123 ItalyRank 19 of 123 MexicoRank 20 of 123 ThailandRank 21 of 123 PolandRank 22 of 123 TurkeyRank 23 of 123 BelgiumRank 24 of 123 IsraelRank 25 of 123 United Arab EmiratesRank 26 of 123 MalaysiaRank 27 of 123 AustriaRank 28 of 123 IndonesiaRank 29 of 123 DenmarkRank 30 of 123 RussiaRank 31 of 123 Czech RepublicRank 32 of 123 ColombiaRank 33 of 123 ArgentinaRank 34 of 123 South AfricaRank 35 of 123 HungaryRank 36 of 123 Saudi ArabiaRank 37 of 123 ChileRank 38 of 123 RomaniaRank 39 of 123 CyprusRank 40 of 123 Costa RicaRank 41 of 123 FinlandRank 42 of 123 New ZealandRank 43 of 123 PortugalRank 44 of 123 SerbiaRank 45 of 123 SlovakiaRank 46 of 123 PeruRank 47 of 123 GuatemalaRank 48 of 123 GhanaRank 49 of 123 UkraineRank 50 of 123 NorwayRank 51 of 123 CroatiaRank 52 of 123 KazakhstanRank 53 of 123 GreeceRank 54 of 123 BulgariaRank 55 of 123 EcuadorRank 56 of 123 PhilippinesRank 57 of 123 SloveniaRank 58 of 123 EgyptRank 59 of 123 MoroccoRank 60 of 123 OmanRank 61 of 123 MacaoRank 62 of 123 LithuaniaRank 63 of 123 Dominican RepublicRank 64 of 123 UruguayRank 65 of 123 NigeriaRank 66 of 123 AlgeriaRank 67 of 123 AzerbaijanRank 68 of 123 PakistanRank 69 of 123 North MacedoniaRank 70 of 123 Sri LankaRank 71 of 123 UzbekistanRank 72 of 123 HondurasRank 73 of 123 EstoniaRank 74 of 123 GeorgiaRank 75 of 123 VenezuelaRank 76 of 123 El SalvadorRank 77 of 123 CambodiaRank 78 of 123 AngolaRank 79 of 123 BangladeshRank 80 of 123 MaldivesRank 81 of 123 BotswanaRank 82 of 123 IcelandRank 83 of 123 EswatiniRank 84 of 123 LatviaRank 85 of 123 KenyaRank 86 of 123 MalawiRank 87 of 123 TunisiaRank 88 of 123 JamaicaRank 89 of 123 MoldovaRank 90 of 123 MongoliaRank 91 of 123 AlbaniaRank 92 of 123 Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 93 of 123 ZambiaRank 94 of 123 PanamaRank 95 of 123 Brunei DarussalamRank 96 of 123 BelizeRank 97 of 123 BoliviaRank 98 of 123 MontenegroRank 99 of 123 St. LuciaRank 100 of 123 MadagascarRank 101 of 123 NepalRank 102 of 123 AndorraRank 103 of 123 Antigua and BarbudaRank 104 of 123 GrenadaRank 105 of 123 ParaguayRank 106 of 123 IraqRank 107 of 123 DominicaRank 108 of 123 SurinameRank 109 of 123 SeychellesRank 110 of 123 KosovoRank 111 of 123 ArmeniaRank 112 of 123 Trinidad and TobagoRank 113 of 123 BermudaRank 114 of 123 St. Kitts and NevisRank 115 of 123 St. Vincent and the GrenadinesRank 116 of 123 Cabo VerdeRank 117 of 123 LesothoRank 118 of 123 BurundiRank 119 of 123 SamoaRank 120 of 123 Sao Tome and PrincipeRank 121 of 123 UgandaRank 122 of 123 TajikistanRank 123 of 123

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Countries by Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) (2025)

Highest Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), 2025

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