Annual patent applications in Georgia
Georgia: Annual patent applications was 90 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
90
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
72nd
of 135 countries
All-time high
502
in 1993
All-time low
75
in 2017
Years of data
30
1992–2021
Annual patent applications in Georgia, 1992–2021
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 90 for annual patent applications in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications in Georgia peaked at 502 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 75, in 2017.
That places Georgia 72nd out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Annual patent applications in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 365 | — |
| 1993 | 502 | +37.5% |
| 1994 | 386 | -23.1% |
| 1995 | 287 | -25.6% |
| 1996 | 288 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 263 | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 277 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 265 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 232 | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 254 | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 194 | -23.6% |
| 2003 | 195 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 249 | +27.7% |
| 2005 | 225 | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 236 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 248 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 222 | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 256 | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 183 | -28.5% |
| 2011 | 138 | -24.6% |
| 2012 | 139 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 114 | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 110 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 99 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 75 | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 103 | +37.3% |
| 2019 | 85 | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 81 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 90 | +11.1% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 90 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 90 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 276, 33% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 329.12 | 263 | 502 | 8 |
| 2000s | 231.1 | 194 | 256 | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.2 | 75 | 183 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5 | 81 | 90 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More science & technology data for Georgia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 161.2 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.61 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 6.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 85.06 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 649.57 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications in Georgia?
- Annual patent applications in Georgia was 90 in 2021, 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 502 in 1993.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 in 2017.
- How does Georgia rank for annual patent applications?
- Georgia ranks 72nd out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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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