Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Bahamas
Bahamas: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0048 units per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Bahamas, 1981–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 0.0048 units per square kilometre for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in 2017.
The figure is up 41.2% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Bahamas peaked at 0.0113 units per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Bahamas 49th out of 157 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | +186.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | -39.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +41.2% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.0048 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0043 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.0048 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0025 units per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +186.2% | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0083 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 46 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0052 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Denmark 0.0051 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Kiribati 0.0049 units per square kilometre compare
- 50 Indonesia 0.0047 units per square kilometre compare
- 51 Greece 0.0043 units per square kilometre compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 0.0042 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Bahamas?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Bahamas was 0.0048 units per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0113 units per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Bahamas ranks 49th out of 157 countries with data for 2017.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Patent applications, nonresidents ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.