Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Bahamas
Bahamas: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 48 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Bahamas, 1981–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 48 for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in 2017.
That represents a change of up 41.2% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Bahamas peaked at 113 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1990.
That places Bahamas 87th out of 157 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 51 | — |
| 1982 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 44 | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 38 | -13.6% |
| 1985 | 42 | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 37 | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 34.5 | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 32 | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 28.5 | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 25 | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 29 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 83 | +186.2% |
| 2013 | 75 | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 113 | +50.7% |
| 2015 | 68 | -39.8% |
| 2016 | 34 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 48 | +41.2% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 48 is below the median for high income countries, which is 271, 18% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 48 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 161, 30% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +186.2% | 29 | 83 |
| 2014 | +50.7% | 75 | 113 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.67 | 28.5 | 51 | 9 |
| 1990s | 27 | 25 | 29 | 3 |
| 2010s | 70.17 | 34 | 113 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More science & technology data for Bahamas
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 96.68 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9668 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 387,960 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 39.92 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 48 (2017)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Bahamas?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Bahamas was 48 in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 113 in 2014.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Bahamas ranks 87th out of 157 countries with data for 2017.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.