Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Barbados, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Barbados stood at 0 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 65.7% on the previous year and down 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.0005 units per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2024.
That places Barbados 51st 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 26 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per person | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per person | +88.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 units per person | +29.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | -34.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | -42.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per person | +146.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | -49.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | +37.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | -38.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -65.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 68% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 units per person, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 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 | +146.6% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0004 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 48 Monaco 0.0001 units per person compare
- 49 Saint Lucia 0 units per person compare
- 50 Antigua and Barbuda 0 units per person compare
- 52 Ukraine 0 units per person compare
- 53 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 units per person compare
- 54 Russia 0 units per person compare
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, gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 12 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Barbados?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Barbados was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 51st out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.9%. 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, 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.
About this data
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.