Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) in Samoa
Samoa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current) was 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Samoa is 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7,199.8% on the previous year and up 2,229.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Samoa peaked at 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
Samoa ranks 37th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1992 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.9% |
| 2013 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.2% |
| 2014 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +282.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +314.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1847.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -75.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.1% |
| 2022 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -91.2% |
| 2023 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.2% |
| 2024 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.2% |
| 2025 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7199.8% |
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 | +7199.8% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2017 | +1847.7% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 34 Slovenia 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Maldives 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Estonia 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Haiti 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Hong Kong 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Poland 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Samoa?
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) in Samoa was 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (bop, current)?
- Samoa ranks 37th out of 153 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 2,229.2%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.