Benin vs Samoa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)

Benin
401,153 BoP, current US$
in 2020
Samoa
376,668 BoP, current US$
in 2025
Benin rank
159th
Samoa rank
161st

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time

  • Benin
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 401,153 BoP, current US$ against 376,668 BoP, current US$ in Samoa, a difference of 24,485 BoP, current US$.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 159th and Samoa ranks 161st of 171 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 722,936 BoP, current US$ 47,669 BoP, current US$ 675,267 BoP, current US$ Benin
2000s 2.25 million BoP, current US$ 82,681 BoP, current US$ 2.17 million BoP, current US$ Benin
2010s 1.51 million BoP, current US$ 1.20 million BoP, current US$ 310,945 BoP, current US$ Benin
2020s 401,153 BoP, current US$ 279,076 BoP, current US$ 122,077 BoP, current US$ Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current), Benin or Samoa?
Benin, at 401,153 BoP, current US$ against 376,668 BoP, current US$ in Samoa as of 2020.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Benin and Samoa?
24,485 BoP, current US$, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Samoa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Benin and Samoa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
Benin ranks 159th and Samoa ranks 161st of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
218 places, 7,856 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) with 93 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.