Annual patent applications in Honduras
Honduras: Annual patent applications was 8 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Annual patent applications in Honduras, 1980–2018
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, annual patent applications in Honduras stood at 8.
The figure is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications in Honduras peaked at 63 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2011.
Honduras ranks 106th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual patent applications in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6 | — |
| 1982 | 63 | +950.0% |
| 1983 | 16 | -74.6% |
| 1984 | 4 | -75.0% |
| 1985 | 12 | +200.0% |
| 1987 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6 | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 10 | +42.9% |
| 1998 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 8 | -27.3% |
| 2000 | 4 | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | -71.4% |
| 2012 | 8 | +300.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 10 | +150.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | -60.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +100.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47, 17% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21, 38% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patent applications in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +950.0% | 6 | 63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.83 | 4 | 63 | 6 |
| 1990s | 8.4 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| 2000s | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More science & technology data for Honduras
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 70.94 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7094 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 7.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 70.8 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 130.35 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications in Honduras?
- Annual patent applications in Honduras was 8 in 2018, 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 63 in 1982.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2011.
- How does Honduras rank for annual patent applications?
- Honduras ranks 106th out of 135 countries with data for 2018.
- Is annual patent applications rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras 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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