Countries Paying the Most for Intellectual Property
This chart ranks countries by the money they pay to foreign parties for the use of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, franchises and licensing of industrial processes. Figures are balance of payments payments...
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Countries Paying the Most for Intellectual PropertyIreland leads with $153.2 billion in intellectual property payments, almost triple second-placed United States on $52.6 billion, an extraordinary figure for a country of just five million people. Read against the receipts data it becomes stark: Ireland pays $153.2 billion for intellectual property but earns only $16.5 billion, a deficit of roughly $137 billion that reflects multinational corporations routing IP licensing through Irish subsidiaries rather than genuine domestic demand. The United States present the mirror image, earning $148.2 billion while paying $52.6 billion, a surplus of nearly $96 billion. China's $42.7 billion in payments against $10.9 billion in receipts shows a country still buying far more technology than it licenses out.
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