here is some interesting info as to why the US doesn't pay NR in a traditional sense but does pay them for digital streaming...
Kobalt | What Are Neighbouring Rights and Why Should Creators Care?
and here are some interesting facts about NR...
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Exactly how much money is there in neighbouring rights?
According to the latest figures from IFPI, revenue generated through the use of recorded music by broadcasters and public venues increased 4.4% to US$2.1 billion, and remains one of the most consistent growing revenue sources. This stream now accounts for 14% of the industry’s overall global revenue, up from 10% in 2011. In 2015 alone, Soundexchange paid a record $803 million (up 4% from $773.4 million the prior year).
According to WIPO, here is the list of countries that signed the Rome Convention and pay NR royalties.
WIPO-Administered Treaties
There are 93 countries total... although, I didn't think the UK paid NR but it is listed as a signatory... so i don't know if some countries have since backed out? But there are some countries that signed on fairly recently (Algeria signed in 2007, Armenia in 2003, Bahrain in 2006, Israel in 2002, and Qatar in 2017!)
It looks like some countries may have only signed the agreement with a caveat that it was for a limited time. I see something about some countries ratifying the Rome convention only through December of 2001. So I don't know if that means after 2001 they no longer pay NR royalties or not? The UK is one of the countries that states "in intellectual property laws and treaties from June 1998 until December 2001". as does Sweden, Switzerland and others.
But then some others do not have that clause and just list their "entry into force" date.