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.
Annual patent applications in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | — |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2016 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1 is below the median for South Asia, which is 74, 1% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 129 Cape Verde 1
- 129 Cyprus 1 compare
- 129 Laos 1 compare
- 129 Nicaragua 1
- 129 Samoa 1 compare
- 129 Tajikistan 1 compare
More science & technology data for Bhutan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 99.76 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9976 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 789,606 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 19.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 102.52 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
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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