Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago is 0.0001 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.6% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1992.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 41st of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | -34.1% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -41.3% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +73.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +39.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | -30.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | +54.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | +35.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +28.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | -21.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +34.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | -31.6% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 units per person, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More science & technology data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.79 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.31 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 1.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 393.25 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -11.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 91 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 91 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1992.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 41st out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.