Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Samoa is 0.0007 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.035 units per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per square kilometre, in 2019.
Samoa ranks 89th of 157 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.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +133.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -71.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +450.0% |
| 2014 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | +800.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -97.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -66.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0007 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0014 units per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0007 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0138 units per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +800.0% | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 0.035 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.035 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 86 Cambodia 0.0008 units per square kilometre compare
- 87 Peru 0.0008 units per square kilometre compare
- 88 Sweden 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
- 90 Haiti 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
- 91 Nigeria 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
- 92 Pakistan 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Samoa?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.035 units per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 89th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.9%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Patent applications, nonresidents ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.