Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Colombia
Colombia: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 1,661 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Colombia, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Colombia stood at 1,661.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Colombia peaked at 1,928 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 335, in 1980.
That places Colombia 29th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 335 | — |
| 1981 | 604 | +80.3% |
| 1982 | 565.5 | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 527 | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 471 | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 441 | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 404 | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 532 | +31.7% |
| 1988 | 420 | -21.1% |
| 1989 | 516 | +22.9% |
| 1990 | 521.5 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 527 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 575 | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 769 | +33.7% |
| 1994 | 867 | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 1,093 | +26.1% |
| 1996 | 1,172 | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 1,497 | +27.7% |
| 1998 | 1,670 | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 1,615 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 1,694 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 432 | -74.5% |
| 2002 | 858 | +98.6% |
| 2003 | 1,127 | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 1,365 | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 1,662 | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 1,861 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 1,862 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,818 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1,551 | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 1,739 | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 1,770 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,848 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1,781 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1,898 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 1,921 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,658 | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 1,777 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 1,808 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,735 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1,752 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,855 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 1,928 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1,746 | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 1,661 | -4.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1,661 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96, 17.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1,661 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 161, 10.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +98.6% | 432 | 858 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 481.55 | 335 | 604 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,031 | 521.5 | 1,670 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,423 | 432 | 1,862 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,794 | 1,658 | 1,921 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,788 | 1,661 | 1,928 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More science & technology data for Colombia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 174.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.74 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 92.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 78.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,661 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Colombia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Colombia was 1,661 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,928 in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 335 in 1980.
- How does Colombia rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Colombia ranks 29th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.