Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Bahamas
Bahamas: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2017. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Bahamas, 1981–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2017, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Bahamas stood at 0.0001 units per person.
The figure is up 40.3% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Bahamas peaked at 0.0003 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2016.
That places Bahamas 25th out of 157 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per person | -26.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | -13.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | -16.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | -24.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | +118.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per person | +49.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | -40.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -50.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +40.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 2.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 units per person, 3.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 22 Saudi Arabia 0.0001 units per person compare
- 23 South Africa 0.0001 units per person compare
- 24 Kuwait 0.0001 units per person
- 26 Andorra 0.0001 units per person
- 27 Uruguay 0.0001 units per person compare
- 28 Seychelles 0.0001 units per person compare
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, gaps filled 48 (2017)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 48 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Bahamas?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Bahamas was 0.0001 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2016.
- How does Bahamas rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 25th out of 157 countries with data for 2017.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Patent applications, nonresidents ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.