Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0 units per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Samoa, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Samoa is 0 units per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 98.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0005 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2019.
That places Samoa 94th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +97.0% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -50.7% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +48.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +121.6% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -71.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +442.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per person | +749.2% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -97.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -67.9% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +98.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 44% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 12% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Samoa?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Samoa was 0 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 94th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.1%. 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 Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Patent applications, nonresidents ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Patent applications, nonresidents WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
- 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
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.