Annual patent applications in Bhutan
Bhutan: Annual patent applications was 1 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 135 countries
All-time high
4
in 2016
All-time low
1
in 2015
Years of data
6
2012–2019
Annual patent applications in Bhutan, 2012–2019
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, annual patent applications in Bhutan stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% over ten years.
Bhutan ranks 129th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 102.52 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 7 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 91.3% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 1 (2019)
- Number of people using the Internet 664,071 users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 2.92 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 23,118 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications in Bhutan?
- Annual patent applications in Bhutan was 1 in 2019, 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2015.
- How does Bhutan rank for annual patent applications?
- Bhutan ranks 129th out of 135 countries with data for 2019.
- Is annual patent applications rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.
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