Samoa vs Zimbabwe: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current)
Samoa
0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa rank
136th
Zimbabwe rank
134th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) over time
- Samoa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Samoa ranks 136th and Zimbabwe ranks 134th of 170 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
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), Samoa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) between Samoa and Zimbabwe?
- 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zimbabwe?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Zimbabwe rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Samoa ranks 136th and Zimbabwe ranks 134th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.