Annual patent applications in Bahamas
Bahamas: Annual patent applications was 4 in 2017. ▬ Flat
Annual patent applications in Bahamas, 1981–2017
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual patent applications in Bahamas is 4, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications in Bahamas peaked at 4 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1986.
That places Bahamas 118th out of 135 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Annual patent applications in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | — |
| 1982 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1988 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +33.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 397.5, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 4 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21, 19% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.67 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.33 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More science & technology data for Bahamas
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 96.68 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9668 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 387,960 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 39.92 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14.98 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications in Bahamas?
- Annual patent applications in Bahamas was 4 in 2017, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual patent applications recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1988.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1986.
- How does Bahamas rank for annual patent applications?
- Bahamas ranks 118th out of 135 countries with data for 2017.
- Is annual patent applications rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).