Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Samoa
Samoa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) was 1.72 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Samoa, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Samoa is 1.72 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 86.5% on the previous year and down 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Samoa peaked at 12.69 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.04 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1998.
Samoa ranks 129th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.346 BoP, current US$ per person | +1418.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6602 BoP, current US$ per person | +90.8% |
| 1998 | -1.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -258.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -205.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8885 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5913 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1989 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3241 BoP, current US$ per person | +63.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2446 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2059 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +431.5% |
| 2012 | 4.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +271.1% |
| 2013 | 7.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +78.3% |
| 2014 | 9.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.1% |
| 2015 | 11.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 10.27 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 7.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -30.7% |
| 2018 | 2.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -60.3% |
| 2019 | 5.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +95.4% |
| 2020 | 1.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.2% |
| 2021 | 1.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6479 BoP, current US$ per person | -56.0% |
| 2023 | 2.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +336.3% |
| 2024 | 12.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +349.0% |
| 2025 | 1.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -86.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.72 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.16 BoP, current US$ per person, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.72 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.32 BoP, current US$ per person, 17% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current) in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1418.8% | 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.346 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2181 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4495 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1989 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8885 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2059 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6479 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 126 Lebanon 1.87 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 127 Fiji 1.79 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 128 Paraguay 1.73 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 130 Syria 1.63 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 131 Zambia 1.53 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 132 Bolivia 1.49 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 395,277 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.22 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -40.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.13 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Samoa?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) in Samoa was 1.72 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.69 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.04 BoP, current US$ per person in 1998.
- How does Samoa rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current)?
- Samoa ranks 129th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (bop, current) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.