Annual patent applications in Samoa
Samoa: Annual patent applications was 1 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
129th
of 135 countries
All-time high
2
in 1981
All-time low
1
in 2014
Years of data
6
1981–2021
Annual patent applications in Samoa, 1981–2021
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, annual patent applications in Samoa stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications in Samoa peaked at 2 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2014.
That places Samoa 129th out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Annual patent applications in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | -50.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 875, 0% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.25 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More science & technology data for Samoa
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 62.4 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.624 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 134,320 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 48.32 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 93.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 94.67 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 21.85 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications in Samoa?
- Annual patent applications in Samoa was 1 in 2021, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual patent applications recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1981.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2014.
- How does Samoa rank for annual patent applications?
- Samoa ranks 129th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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