| Code | Country | Variable | www.Worldata.org ® © | Unit | Share | Rank | Year | Source | Key |
| 1 | Afghanistan | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 1 | ||
| 2 | Albania | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 2 | ||
| 3 | Algeria | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 3 | ||
| 4 | Andorra | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 150 | ||
| 5 | Angola | Royalty payments | 2 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 4 | |
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 151 | ||
| 7 | Argentina | Royalty payments | 458 | million USD | 0.62% | 22 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 5 |
| 8 | Armenia | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 6 | ||
| 9 | Australia | Royalty payments | 999 | million USD | 1.35% | 14 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 7 |
| 10 | Austria | Royalty payments | 547 | million USD | 0.74% | 20 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 8 |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 9 | ||
| 12 | Bahamas | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 152 | ||
| 13 | Bahrain | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 153 | ||
| 14 | Bangladesh | Royalty payments | 4 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 10 | |
| 15 | Barbados | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 154 | ||
| 16 | Belarus | Royalty payments | 2 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 11 | |
| 17 | Belgium | Royalty payments | 900 | million USD | 1.22% | 15 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 12 |
| 18 | Belize | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 155 | ||
| 19 | Benin | Royalty payments | 1 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 13 | |
| 20 | Bhutan | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 156 | ||
| 21 | Bolivia | Royalty payments | 5 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 14 | |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 15 | ||
| 23 | Botswana | Royalty payments | 6 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 16 | |
| 24 | Brazil | Royalty payments | 1 415 | million USD | 1.91% | 11 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 17 |
| 25 | Brunei | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 157 | ||
| 26 | Bulgaria | Royalty payments | 10 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 18 | |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 19 | ||
| 28 | Burundi | Royalty payments | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 20 | |
| 29 | Cambodia | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 21 | ||
| 30 | Cameroon | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 22 | ||
| 31 | Canada | Royalty payments | 3 267 | million USD | 4.41% | 6 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 23 |
| 32 | Cape Verde | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 158 | ||
| 33 | Central African Republic | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 24 | ||
| 34 | Chad | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 25 | ||
| 35 | Chile | Royalty payments | 44 | million USD | 0.06% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 26 | |
| 36 | China | Royalty payments | 1 281 | million USD | 1.73% | 12 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 27 |
| 37 | Colombia | Royalty payments | 71 | million USD | 0.10% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 28 | |
| 38 | Comoros | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 159 | ||
| 39 | Congo (Brazzaville) | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 30 | ||
| 40 | Congo (Kinshasa) | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 29 | ||
| 41 | Costa Rica | Royalty payments | 31 | million USD | 0.04% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 31 | |
| 42 | Côte d'Ivoire | Royalty payments | 11 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 32 | |
| 43 | Croatia | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 33 | ||
| 44 | Cuba | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 34 | ||
| 45 | Cyprus | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 160 | ||
| 46 | Czech Republic | Royalty payments | 82 | million USD | 0.11% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 35 | |
| 47 | Denmark | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 36 | ||
| 48 | Djibouti | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 161 | ||
| 49 | Dominica | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 162 | ||
| 50 | Dominican Republic | Royalty payments | 30 | million USD | 0.04% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 37 | |
| 51 | East Timor | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | na | ||
| 52 | Ecuador | Royalty payments | 62 | million USD | 0.08% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 38 | |
| 53 | Egypt | Royalty payments | 401 | million USD | 0.54% | 24 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 39 |
| 54 | El Salvador | Royalty payments | 20 | million USD | 0.03% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 40 | |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 163 | ||
| 56 | Eritrea | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 41 | ||
| 57 | Estonia | Royalty payments | 8 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 42 | |
| 58 | Ethiopia | Royalty payments | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 43 | |
| 59 | Fiji Islands | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 164 | ||
| 60 | Finland | Royalty payments | 547 | million USD | 0.74% | 21 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 44 |
| 61 | France | Royalty payments | 2 051 | million USD | 2.77% | 9 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 45 |
| 62 | Gabon | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 46 | ||
| 63 | Gambia | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 47 | ||
| 64 | Georgia | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 48 | ||
| 65 | Germany | Royalty payments | 5 454 | million USD | 7.37% | 5 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 49 |
| 66 | Ghana | Royalty payments | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 50 | |
| 67 | Greece | Royalty payments | 203 | million USD | 0.27% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 51 | |
| 68 | Grenada | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 165 | ||
| 69 | Guatemala | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 52 | ||
| 70 | Guinea | Royalty payments | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 53 | |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 54 | ||
| 72 | Guyana | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 166 | ||
| 73 | Haiti | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 55 | ||
| 74 | Honduras | Royalty payments | 10 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 56 | |
| 75 | Hungary | Royalty payments | 257 | million USD | 0.35% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 57 | |
| 76 | Iceland | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 167 | ||
| 77 | India | Royalty payments | 306 | million USD | 0.41% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 58 | |
| 78 | Indonesia | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 59 | ||
| 79 | Iran | Royalty payments | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 60 | |
| 80 | Iraq | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 61 | ||
| 81 | Ireland | Royalty payments | 7 899 | million USD | 10.67% | 3 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 62 |
| 82 | Israel | Royalty payments | 349 | million USD | 0.47% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 63 | |
| 83 | Italy | Royalty payments | 1 198 | million USD | 1.62% | 13 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 64 |
| 84 | Jamaica | Royalty payments | 41 | million USD | 0.06% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 65 | |
| 85 | Japan | Royalty payments | 11 007 | million USD | 14.86% | 2 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 66 |
| 86 | Jordan | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 67 | ||
| 87 | Kazakhstan | Royalty payments | 11 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 68 | |
| 88 | Kenya | Royalty payments | 77 | million USD | 0.10% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 69 | |
| 89 | Kiribati | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 168 | ||
| 90 | Korea, North | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 70 | ||
| 91 | Korea, South | Royalty payments | 3 221 | million USD | 4.35% | 7 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 71 |
| 92 | Kuwait | Royalty payments | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 72 | |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | Royalty payments | 1 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 73 | |
| 94 | Laos | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 74 | ||
| 95 | Latvia | Royalty payments | 12 | million USD | 0.02% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 75 | |
| 96 | Lebanon | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 76 | ||
| 97 | Lesotho | Royalty payments | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 77 | |
| 98 | Liberia | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 78 | ||
| 99 | Libya | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 79 | ||
| 100 | Liechtenstein | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 169 | ||
| 101 | Lithuania | Royalty payments | 12 | million USD | 0.02% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 80 | |
| 102 | Luxembourg | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 170 | ||
| 103 | Macedonia | Royalty payments | 6 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 81 | |
| 104 | Madagascar | Royalty payments | 11 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 82 | |
| 105 | Malawi | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 83 | ||
| 106 | Malaysia | Royalty payments | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 84 | |
| 107 | Maldives | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 171 | ||
| 108 | Mali | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 85 | ||
| 109 | Malta | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 172 | ||
| 110 | Marshall Islands | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 173 | ||
| 111 | Mauritania | Royalty payments | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 86 | |
| 112 | Mauritius | Royalty payments | 1 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 87 | |
| 113 | Mexico | Royalty payments | 407 | million USD | 0.55% | 23 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 88 |
| 114 | Micronesia, Federated States of | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 174 | ||
| 115 | Moldova | Royalty payments | 2 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 89 | |
| 116 | Monaco | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 175 | ||
| 117 | Mongolia | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 90 | ||
| 118 | Morocco | Royalty payments | 210 | million USD | 0.28% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 91 | |
| 119 | Mozambique | Royalty payments | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 92 | |
| 120 | Myanmar | Royalty payments | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 93 | |
| 121 | Namibia | Royalty payments | 3 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 94 | |
| 122 | Nauru | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | na | ||
| 123 | Nepal | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 95 | ||
| 124 | Netherlands | Royalty payments | 2 565 | million USD | 3.46% | 8 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 96 |
| 125 | New Zealand | Royalty payments | 308 | million USD | 0.42% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 97 | |
| 126 | Nicaragua | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 98 | ||
| 127 | Niger | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 99 | ||
| 128 | Nigeria | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 100 | ||
| 129 | Norway | Royalty payments | 391 | million USD | 0.53% | 25 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 101 |
| 130 | Oman | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 102 | ||
| 131 | Pakistan | Royalty payments | 28 | million USD | 0.04% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 103 | |
| 132 | Palau | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 176 | ||
| 133 | Panama | Royalty payments | 30 | million USD | 0.04% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 104 | |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 105 | ||
| 135 | Paraguay | Royalty payments | 2 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 106 | |
| 136 | Peru | Royalty payments | 57 | million USD | 0.08% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 107 | |
| 137 | Philippines | Royalty payments | 197 | million USD | 0.27% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 108 | |
| 138 | Poland | Royalty payments | 554 | million USD | 0.75% | 19 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 109 |
| 139 | Portugal | Royalty payments | 255 | million USD | 0.34% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 110 | |
| 140 | Qatar | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 177 | ||
| 141 | Romania | Royalty payments | 45 | million USD | 0.06% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 111 | |
| 142 | Russia | Royalty payments | 31 | million USD | 0.04% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 112 | |
| 143 | Rwanda | Royalty payments | 1 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 113 | |
| 144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 178 | ||
| 145 | Saint Lucia | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 179 | ||
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 180 | ||
| 147 | Samoa | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 181 | ||
| 148 | San Marino | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 182 | ||
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 183 | ||
| 150 | Saudi Arabia | Royalty payments | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 114 | |
| 151 | Senegal | Royalty payments | 5 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 115 | |
| 152 | Seychelles | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 184 | ||
| 153 | Sierra Leone | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 116 | ||
| 154 | Singapore | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 117 | ||
| 155 | Slovakia | Royalty payments | 58 | million USD | 0.08% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 118 | |
| 156 | Slovenia | Royalty payments | 49 | million USD | 0.07% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 119 | |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 185 | ||
| 158 | Somalia | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 120 | ||
| 159 | South Africa | Royalty payments | 142 | million USD | 0.19% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 121 | |
| 160 | Spain | Royalty payments | 1 681 | million USD | 2.27% | 10 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 122 |
| 161 | Sri Lanka | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 123 | ||
| 162 | Sudan | Royalty payments | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 124 | |
| 163 | Suriname | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 186 | ||
| 164 | Swaziland | Royalty payments | 36 | million USD | 0.05% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 125 | |
| 165 | Sweden | Royalty payments | 900 | million USD | 1.22% | 16 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 126 |
| 166 | Switzerland | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 127 | ||
| 167 | Syria | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 128 | ||
| 168 | Tajikistan | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 129 | ||
| 169 | Tanzania | Royalty payments | 4 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 130 | |
| 170 | Thailand | Royalty payments | 710 | million USD | 0.96% | 17 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 131 |
| 171 | Togo | Royalty payments | 1 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 132 | |
| 172 | Tonga | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 187 | ||
| 173 | Trinidad and Tobago | Royalty payments | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 133 | |
| 174 | Tunisia | Royalty payments | 3 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 134 | |
| 175 | Turkey | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 135 | ||
| 176 | Turkmenistan | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 136 | ||
| 177 | Tuvalu | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | na | ||
| 178 | Uganda | Royalty payments | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 137 | |
| 179 | Ukraine | Royalty payments | 663 | million USD | 0.90% | 18 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 138 |
| 180 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 139 | ||
| 181 | United Kingdom (UK) | Royalty payments | 6 126 | million USD | 8.27% | 4 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 140 |
| 182 | United States of America (USA) | Royalty payments | 16 100 | million USD | 21.74% | 1 | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 141 |
| 183 | Uruguay | Royalty payments | 11 | million USD | 0.01% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 142 | |
| 184 | Uzbekistan | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 143 | ||
| 185 | Vanuatu | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 188 | ||
| 186 | Vatican | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | na | ||
| 187 | Venezuela | Royalty payments | 0 | million USD | 0.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 144 | |
| 188 | Vietnam | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 145 | ||
| 189 | Yemen | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 146 | ||
| 190 | Yugoslavia | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 147 | ||
| 191 | Zambia | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 148 | ||
| 192 | Zimbabwe | Royalty payments | na | million USD | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 149 | ||
| 193 | World | Royalty payments | 74 051 | million USD | 100.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 193 |