Samoa's scientific and technical journal articles rose from 2.7 in 1996 to 21.9 in 2023.
Samoa · Innovation, research & technology
R&D, patents, publications, researchers and high-tech.
9 indicators · 7 with data
Research
Patents
Samoa's patent applications, residents fell from 2 in 1981 to 1 in 2021.
Samoa's patent applications, nonresidents was 2 in 1980 and 2 in 2020.
Samoa's trademark applications, total rose from 11 in 2004 to 47 in 2021.
Technology
Samoa's high-tech exports rose from 0.6 % in 2009 to 76.7 % in 2024.
Samoa's high-technology exports (current us$) rose from US$184k in 2009 to US$12.7M in 2024.
Economy
ICT service exports (% of service exports)
% of service exports
53rd of 94 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific
Samoa's ict service exports (% of service exports) rose from 2.7 % in 2004 to 8.2 % in 2025.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Samoa.
- R&D spendingNo data
- Researchers in R&D (per million people)No data