Australia - 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 Australia was $3,589,166,000 as of 2020. Over the past 31 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,165,820,000 in 2012 and $798,613,700 in 1993.

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
1989 $808,156,200
1990 $825,954,300
1991 $806,995,900
1992 $843,695,400
1993 $798,613,700
1994 $969,759,300
1995 $1,001,162,000
1996 $1,146,884,000
1997 $1,196,947,000
1998 $1,114,256,000
1999 $1,267,126,000
2000 $1,160,197,000
2001 $1,001,186,000
2002 $1,184,791,000
2003 $1,502,670,000
2004 $1,743,966,000
2005 $1,972,287,000
2006 $2,151,688,000
2007 $2,809,284,000
2008 $3,012,859,000
2009 $2,832,317,000
2010 $3,423,558,000
2011 $4,110,574,000
2012 $4,165,820,000
2013 $3,913,990,000
2014 $3,973,567,000
2015 $3,526,074,000
2016 $3,331,031,000
2017 $3,471,858,000
2018 $3,674,796,000
2019 $3,454,534,000
2020 $3,589,166,000

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 Australia was $859,689,300 as of 2020. Over the past 31 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $978,059,800 in 2010 and $148,081,000 in 1992.

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
1989 $170,237,100
1990 $162,330,600
1991 $154,230,000
1992 $148,081,000
1993 $186,941,000
1994 $239,301,500
1995 $261,031,100
1996 $294,468,400
1997 $358,625,700
1998 $309,259,500
1999 $381,549,800
2000 $394,187,700
2001 $336,750,600
2002 $345,584,900
2003 $450,714,500
2004 $537,973,600
2005 $573,756,200
2006 $641,546,500
2007 $713,646,000
2008 $746,149,100
2009 $789,823,600
2010 $978,059,800
2011 $948,333,500
2012 $859,824,100
2013 $813,652,800
2014 $851,550,100
2015 $783,100,600
2016 $820,885,400
2017 $922,957,700
2018 $969,116,900
2019 $896,026,000
2020 $859,689,300

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments