Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Samoa
Samoa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 11.98 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Samoa, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 11.98 BoP, current US$ per person for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 7,849.4% on the previous year and up 3,249.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Samoa peaked at 11.98 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2013.
Samoa ranks 49th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.55 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.9522 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9972 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8885 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per person | -97.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0842 BoP, current US$ per person | +278.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3576 BoP, current US$ per person | +324.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5227 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.2% |
| 2017 | 10.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +1923.1% |
| 2018 | 2.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -75.5% |
| 2019 | 1.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5747 BoP, current US$ per person | -69.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0511 BoP, current US$ per person | -91.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1004 BoP, current US$ per person | +96.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1507 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.1% |
| 2025 | 11.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +7849.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +7849.4% | 0.1507 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.98 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2017 | +1923.1% | 0.5227 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.57 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8885 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0511 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 46 Belarus 13.31 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 47 Seychelles 12.51 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 48 Slovakia 12.45 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 50 Georgia 11.43 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 51 Latvia 11.02 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 52 Romania 10.24 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$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Samoa?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Samoa was 11.98 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.98 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Samoa ranks 49th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,249.1%. 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, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) 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, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.