Spain - 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 Spain was $5,122,068,000 as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $6,838,705,000 in 2019 and $129,207,900 in 1977.

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
1975 $167,699,500
1976 $159,013,900
1977 $129,207,900
1978 $134,315,800
1979 $198,207,400
1980 $169,967,200
1981 $135,228,600
1982 $149,580,600
1983 $164,889,200
1984 $184,666,800
1985 $229,216,200
1986 $306,565,000
1987 $379,394,100
1988 $647,124,900
1989 $702,369,500
1990 $1,021,670,000
1991 $1,020,688,000
1992 $1,070,002,000
1993 $982,797,200
1994 $1,061,346,000
1995 $1,266,226,000
1996 $1,447,370,000
1997 $1,643,511,000
1998 $1,878,319,000
2013 $4,514,279,000
2014 $4,474,717,000
2015 $4,520,612,000
2016 $4,987,966,000
2017 $5,065,245,000
2018 $6,644,636,000
2019 $6,838,705,000
2020 $5,122,068,000

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 Spain was $2,949,863,000 as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $3,418,268,000 in 2019 and $15,730,010 in 1975.

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
1975 $15,730,010
1976 $16,382,500
1977 $21,247,460
1978 $23,502,020
1979 $25,424,940
1980 $36,187,140
1981 $31,495,600
1982 $36,293,330
1983 $32,290,540
1984 $29,962,190
1985 $25,898,160
1986 $32,219,750
1987 $29,217,430
1988 $39,515,860
1989 $52,435,030
1990 $90,117,190
1991 $84,285,820
1992 $101,499,200
1993 $150,374,100
1994 $220,172,000
1995 $196,073,200
1996 $214,088,000
1997 $211,801,200
1998 $241,764,800
2013 $1,173,590,000
2014 $1,436,944,000
2015 $1,613,628,000
2016 $1,919,939,000
2017 $2,373,442,000
2018 $2,527,129,000
2019 $3,418,268,000
2020 $2,949,863,000

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments