Brazil vs Latin America & Caribbean: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled

Brazil
19,845
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
46,623
in 2024
Brazil rank
8th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
8th

Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled over time

  • Brazil
  • Latin America & Caribbean
020.0k40.0k60.0k198020022024

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 46,623 against 19,845 in Brazil, a difference of 26,778.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 2.3 times Brazil's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 8th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th of 157 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1980s 5,034 13,822 8,788 Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 7,450 23,644 16,194 Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 15,176 43,266 28,091 Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 23,034 51,156 28,121 Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 19,845 46,450 26,604 Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled, Brazil or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 46,623 against 19,845 in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled between Brazil and Latin America & Caribbean?
26,778, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Latin America & Caribbean?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
Brazil ranks 8th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 5,388 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.