Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate was 136.84 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Jamaica, 1984–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Jamaica stood at 136.84 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 88.2% on the previous year and up 430.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Jamaica peaked at 136.84 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -81.67 % change on previous year, in 2022.
Jamaica ranks 6th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | -49.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 51.28 % change on previous year | -203.9% |
| 1993 | 8.47 % change on previous year | -83.5% |
| 1994 | -6.25 % change on previous year | -173.7% |
| 1995 | -10 % change on previous year | +60.0% |
| 1996 | 42.59 % change on previous year | -525.9% |
| 1997 | -20.78 % change on previous year | -148.8% |
| 2001 | -20 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2002 | -25 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 2003 | -24.07 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 48.78 % change on previous year | -302.6% |
| 2005 | -3.28 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
| 2006 | 123.73 % change on previous year | -3873.7% |
| 2007 | 18.94 % change on previous year | -84.7% |
| 2008 | -22.93 % change on previous year | -221.1% |
| 2009 | -9.09 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 2010 | 29.09 % change on previous year | -420.0% |
| 2011 | -34.51 % change on previous year | -218.6% |
| 2012 | -11.83 % change on previous year | -65.7% |
| 2013 | 18.29 % change on previous year | -254.7% |
| 2014 | 25.77 % change on previous year | +40.9% |
| 2015 | -48.36 % change on previous year | -287.6% |
| 2016 | -6.35 % change on previous year | -86.9% |
| 2017 | -3.39 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 2018 | -7.02 % change on previous year | +107.0% |
| 2019 | -3.77 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
| 2020 | -7.84 % change on previous year | +107.8% |
| 2021 | 27.66 % change on previous year | -452.7% |
| 2022 | -81.67 % change on previous year | -395.3% |
| 2023 | 72.73 % change on previous year | -189.1% |
| 2024 | 136.84 % change on previous year | +88.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 136.84 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -4.87 % change on previous year. (45 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 136.84 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.7 % change on previous year. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +3873.7% | -3.28 % change on previous year | 123.73 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.28 % change on previous year | -49.35 % change on previous year | 51.28 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2000s | 9.68 % change on previous year | -25 % change on previous year | 123.73 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -4.21 % change on previous year | -48.36 % change on previous year | 29.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.54 % change on previous year | -81.67 % change on previous year | 136.84 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 3 Mozambique 262.5 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Zimbabwe 160 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Bhutan 140 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 116.67 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Yemen 100 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Hungary 94.83 % change on previous year compare
More science & technology data for Jamaica
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 117.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.18 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 3.34 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 301.79 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 45 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 45 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Jamaica?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Jamaica was 136.84 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 136.84 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -81.67 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 6th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 430.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Patent applications, nonresidents. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Patent applications, nonresidents WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Patent applications, nonresidents. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.