Patent applications, residents in Samoa
Samoa: Patent applications, residents was 1 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, residents in Samoa, 1981–2021
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
The most recent figure for patent applications, residents in Samoa is 1, measured in 2021. 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, patent applications, residents in Samoa peaked at 2 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2014.
Samoa ranks 129th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.25 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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More science & technology data for Samoa
- Scientific and technical journal articles 21.85 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 134,320 (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2 (2020)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.8775 per 100 people (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Samoa?
- Patent applications, residents in Samoa was 1 in 2021, 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, residents recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1981.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2014.
- How does Samoa rank for patent applications, residents?
- Samoa ranks 129th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, residents 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 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, residents. 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.