Samoa: Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Samoa's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 7,896.3% on 2024 (from US$32,847 to US$2.63 million).

Across the 12 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2024), the average change was +211.2% and a typical year strayed about 560.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 13.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7,896.3% in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 75.2% in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Samoa had the 79th highest value of the 95 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Samoa in the 2025 ranking

• Moldova — 76th of 95: US$4.38 million
• Algeria — 77th of 95: US$3.19 million
• Uganda — 78th of 95: US$2.92 million
• Botswana — 80th of 95: US$1.91 million
• Kosovo — 81st of 95: US$1.88 million
• Mongolia — 82nd of 95: US$1.72 million

What this measures

Charges for the use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, franchises), and charges for licenses to reproduce or distribute (or both) intellectual property embodied in produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 16 values

Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Australia — US$7.42 billion (2025)
• Cambodia — US$6.92 million (2025)
• China — US$13.07 billion (2025)
• Fiji — US$174,889 (2024)
• French Polynesia — US$223,996 (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$732.33 million (2024)
• Indonesia — US$217.49 million (2025)
• Japan — US$54.53 billion (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Samoa

• Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$114.41 million (2023)
• Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$14.69 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
• Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$540.81 (2023)
• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$598.34 million (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Samoa's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)?

US$2.63 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1991?

It is up 900.43% from US$262,541 in 1991 (7.01% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2.63 million in 2025 and the lowest US$4,411 in 2013.

How does Samoa rank?

79th highest of 95 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) unusual for Samoa?

In 2025, Samoa's charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 7,896.3% on 2024 (from US$32,847 to US$2.63 million). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2024), the average change was +211.2% and a typical year strayed about 560.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 13.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.ROYL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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