How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Samoa?

16 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Samoa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)

Arab World

0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Samoa

0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Arab World rank

40th

Samoa rank

37th

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

Arab World
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World, a difference of 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Samoa's figure about 30.0 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Samoa ahead.

Arab World ranks 40th and Samoa ranks 37th of 47 groups.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Samoa
2010s	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Samoa
2020s	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 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, receipts (bop, current), Arab World or Samoa?: Samoa, at 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Arab World and Samoa?: 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Samoa?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Arab World and Samoa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?: Arab World ranks 40th and Samoa ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (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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Indicator: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 200 places, 6,418 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed: 27 September 2026

Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (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.