Annual patent applications per million people in Samoa
Samoa: Annual patent applications per million people was 4.68 applications per million people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Annual patent applications per million people in Samoa, 1981–2021
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i. Measured in applications per million people.
Analysis
In 2021, annual patent applications per million people in Samoa stood at 4.68 applications per million people. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 50.9% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Samoa peaked at 12.07 applications per million people in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.68 applications per million people, in 2021.
Samoa ranks 91st of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.07 applications per million people | 12.07 applications per million people | 12.07 applications per million people | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.08 applications per million people | 4.82 applications per million people | 9.53 applications per million people | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.68 applications per million people | 4.68 applications per million people | 4.68 applications per million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 88 Indonesia 5.05 applications per million people compare
- 89 Mauritius 4.74 applications per million people compare
- 90 Syria 4.72 applications per million people compare
- 92 Brunei 4.43 applications per million people compare
- 93 Philippines 4.33 applications per million people compare
- 94 Sudan 3.27 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Samoa
- Scientific and technical journal articles 21.85 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 134,320 (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 62.4 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 62.4 per 100 people (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2 (2020)
- Share of the population using the Internet 21.2% (2014)
- Patent applications, residents 1 (2021)
- Number of people using the Internet 42,411 users (2014)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.8775 per 100 people (2022)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 1,889 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Samoa?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Samoa was 4.68 applications per million people in 2021, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i.
- What is the highest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.07 applications per million people in 1981.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.68 applications per million people in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Samoa ranks 91st out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i, published as part of Annual patent applications per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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