Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 0.0001 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1988.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -12.8% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -27.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -14.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +21.9% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -22.8% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +30.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +60.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 4 Singapore 0.0019 units per person compare
- 5 New Zealand 0.0011 units per person compare
- 6 Australia 0.001 units per person compare
- 7 United States 0.001 units per person compare
- 8 South Korea 0.001 units per person compare
- 9 Tuvalu 0.0009 units per person compare
- 10 Canada 0.0008 units per person compare
More science & technology data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 46,623 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 46,623 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 118,409 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0059 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.3829 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -4.2 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1988.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.