Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Barbados
Barbados: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 12 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Barbados, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Barbados stood at 12. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 65.7% on the previous year and down 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Barbados peaked at 121 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2024.
That places Barbados 114th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44 | — |
| 1981 | 38 | -13.6% |
| 1982 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 68 | +94.3% |
| 2000 | 76.5 | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 85 | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 93 | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 121 | +30.1% |
| 2004 | 80 | -33.9% |
| 2005 | 76 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 44 | -42.1% |
| 2007 | 109 | +147.7% |
| 2008 | 84 | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 79 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 88 | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 71 | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 36 | -49.3% |
| 2013 | 39 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 45 | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 41 | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 43.33 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 45.67 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 48 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 66 | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 62 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 38 | -38.7% |
| 2023 | 35 | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 12 | -65.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 12 is below the median for high income countries, which is 271, 4% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 12 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 161, 7% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +147.7% | 44 | 109 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38 | 35 | 44 | 5 |
| 1990s | 68 | 68 | 68 | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.75 | 44 | 121 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5 | 36 | 88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6 | 12 | 66 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More science & technology data for Barbados
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 114.58 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.15 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 323,482 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 752.28 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 12 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Barbados?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Barbados was 12 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 121 in 2003.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Barbados ranks 114th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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.