Trinidad and Tobago - 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 Trinidad and Tobago was $36,904,010 as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $75,381,070 in 2015 and $206,405 in 1998.

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 $1,705,228
1976 $2,011,671
1977 $4,041,667
1978 $3,375,000
1979 $4,875,000
1980 $5,541,667
1981 $5,708,334
1982 $8,625,000
1983 $10,791,670
1984 $10,250,000
1985 $12,367,350
1986 $7,305,556
1987 $6,305,556
1988 $6,269,919
1989 $6,235,294
1990 $6,541,177
1991 $8,000,000
1992 $10,705,880
1993 $4,391,623
1994 $978,915
1995 $369,885
1996 $299,747
1997 $607,837
1998 $206,405
2011 $60,143,860
2012 $54,084,970
2013 $60,809,870
2014 $70,160,560
2015 $75,381,070
2016 $53,970,160
2017 $54,190,080
2018 $69,012,590
2019 $49,016,600
2020 $36,904,010

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 Trinidad and Tobago was $575,099.30 as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,957,754.00 in 2019 and $0.00 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 $0.00
1976 $0.00
1977 $0.00
1978 $0.00
1979 $0.00
1980 $0.00
1981 $0.00
1982 $0.00
1983 $0.00
1984 $0.00
1985 $0.00
1986 $0.00
1987 $0.00
1988 $0.00
1989 $0.00
1990 $0.00
1991 $0.00
1992 $0.00
1993 $0.00
1994 $0.00
1995 $0.00
1996 $0.00
1997 $0.00
1998 $0.00
2011 $432,529.10
2012 $427,037.60
2013 $458,179.60
2014 $648,263.90
2015 $807,323.60
2016 $1,720,187.00
2017 $1,922,312.00
2018 $881,502.10
2019 $1,957,754.00
2020 $575,099.30

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments