IDA only vs Samoa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current)
IDA only
0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Samoa
0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
IDA only rank
38th
Samoa rank
37th
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) over time
- IDA only
- 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 IDA only, a difference of 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Samoa's figure about 19.8 times IDA only's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Samoa ahead.
IDA only ranks 38th 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 | IDA only | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 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 | 0.0001 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 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 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), IDA only or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) between IDA only and Samoa?
- 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Samoa?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do IDA only and Samoa rank globally for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- IDA only ranks 38th 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.