Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Jamaica, 1983–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Jamaica is 0 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 136.9% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2022.
Jamaica ranks 83rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -25.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -49.8% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +49.8% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +41.2% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -21.5% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +44.1% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -20.5% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -25.5% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -24.5% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +47.9% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +122.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +28.5% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -34.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +25.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -48.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -81.7% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +72.7% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +136.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 75% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 units per person, 39% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More science & technology data for Jamaica
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 117.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.18 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 3.34 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 301.79 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 45 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 45 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Jamaica?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Jamaica was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 83rd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.