Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Guatemala
Guatemala: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 239 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Guatemala, 1982–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Guatemala is 239, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Guatemala peaked at 500 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 75, in 1989.
Guatemala ranks 60th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 168 | — |
| 1983 | 141.5 | -15.8% |
| 1984 | 115 | -18.7% |
| 1985 | 92 | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 106 | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 76 | -28.3% |
| 1988 | 82 | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 75 | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 97 | +29.3% |
| 1991 | 104 | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 79 | -24.0% |
| 1993 | 94 | +19.0% |
| 1994 | 99 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 77 | -22.2% |
| 1996 | 142 | +84.4% |
| 1997 | 175 | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 218 | +24.6% |
| 1999 | 267 | +22.5% |
| 2000 | 250 | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 285 | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 293 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 296 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 266 | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 388 | +45.9% |
| 2006 | 500 | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 99 | -80.2% |
| 2008 | 306 | +209.1% |
| 2009 | 322 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 374 | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 327 | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 337 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 319 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 288 | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 341 | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 266 | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 275 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 228 | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 231 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 205 | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 249 | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 282 | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 270 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 239 | -11.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 239 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96, 2.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 239 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 161, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +209.1% | 99 | 306 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 106.94 | 75 | 168 | 8 |
| 1990s | 135.2 | 77 | 267 | 10 |
| 2000s | 300.5 | 99 | 500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 298.6 | 228 | 374 | 10 |
| 2020s | 249 | 205 | 282 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More science & technology data for Guatemala
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 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 20.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 192.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.492 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 239 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Guatemala?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Guatemala was 239 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 500 in 2006.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 in 1989.
- How does Guatemala rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Guatemala ranks 60th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.