How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Samoa?

10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.

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.

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

Hong Kong

0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Samoa

0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Hong Kong rank

39th

Samoa rank

37th

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

Hong Kong
Samoa

How they compare

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

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 39th and Samoa ranks 37th of 153 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Hong Kong
2020s	0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Hong Kong

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), Hong Kong or Samoa?: Samoa, at 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Hong Kong as of 2025.
What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between Hong Kong and Samoa?: 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Samoa?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Samoa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?: Hong Kong ranks 39th and Samoa ranks 37th of 153 countries.
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.