The technology balance of payments brings together some items of the balance of payments that refer to international trade in technology other than physical goods (disembodied technology); the taxonomy has been defined by the OECD. Data are compiled by Bank of Italy on the basis of the statistical standards set out by the 6th IMF Manual (BPM6).
The note reports and comments annual data according to different breakdowns; by typology of flows, by partner's country or geographical area and by resident economic sector (Ateco). There is also a comparison of Italian data with main OECD countries' data.
This publication is part of the Statistics series.
For further details click on Italy's balance of payments and international investment position manual (only in Italian) and on Methods and Sources: Methodological Notes.
The survey data is available as an annual update.
Technology balance of payments