Patent applications, nonresidents in Samoa
Samoa: Patent applications, nonresidents was 2 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Samoa, 1980–2023
Source: 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.
Analysis
In 2023, patent applications, nonresidents in Samoa stood at 2.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Samoa peaked at 11 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2019.
Samoa ranks 144th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | — |
| 1985 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2004 | 2 | -71.4% |
| 2007 | 11 | +450.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +800.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | -97.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96, 2% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,924, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents 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% | 11 | 99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.33 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.67 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.33 | 1 | 99 | 3 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 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, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Samoa?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Samoa was 2 in 2023, according to 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.
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2007.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Samoa ranks 144th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.