Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Latvia
Latvia: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Latvia is 3, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Latvia peaked at 273 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2015.
That places Latvia 139th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 70 | — |
| 1993 | 163 | +132.9% |
| 1994 | 87 | -46.6% |
| 1995 | 90 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 273 | +203.3% |
| 1997 | 40 | -85.3% |
| 1998 | 90 | +125.0% |
| 1999 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 81 | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 63 | -22.2% |
| 2002 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 24 | -62.5% |
| 2004 | 43 | +79.2% |
| 2005 | 57 | +32.6% |
| 2006 | 37 | -35.1% |
| 2007 | 8 | -78.4% |
| 2008 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 3 | -66.7% |
| 2010 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2011 | 10 | +42.9% |
| 2012 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 4 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2016 | 18 | +1700.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | -61.1% |
| 2018 | 24 | +242.9% |
| 2019 | 5 | -79.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | -80.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +125.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | -66.7% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 271, 1% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61, 5% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1700.0% | 1 | 18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 113 | 40 | 273 | 8 |
| 2000s | 38.9 | 3 | 81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6 | 1 | 24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 136 Antigua and Barbuda 4 compare
- 136 Kiribati 4 compare
- 136 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 compare
- 139 Estonia 3 compare
- 139 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 compare
- 139 Rwanda 3 compare
- 139 Tajikistan 3 compare
More science & technology data for Latvia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.22 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 3 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Latvia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Latvia was 3 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 273 in 1996.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Latvia ranks 139th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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.