Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0278 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.0278 units per square kilometre for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 65.8% on the previous year and down 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 0.2814 units per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0278 units per square kilometre, in 2024.
That places Barbados 22nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1023 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0884 units per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0814 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1581 units per square kilometre | +94.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1977 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2163 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2814 units per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2004 | 0.186 units per square kilometre | -33.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1767 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1023 units per square kilometre | -42.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2535 units per square kilometre | +147.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1953 units per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1837 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2047 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1651 units per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0837 units per square kilometre | -49.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0907 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0884 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1047 units per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0953 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1116 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1535 units per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1442 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0884 units per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0814 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | -65.8% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0278 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0043 units per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0278 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0025 units per square kilometre, 11.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0907 units per square kilometre | 0.0814 units per square kilometre | 0.1023 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.1581 units per square kilometre | 0.1581 units per square kilometre | 0.1581 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1992 units per square kilometre | 0.1023 units per square kilometre | 0.2814 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.118 units per square kilometre | 0.0837 units per square kilometre | 0.2047 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0991 units per square kilometre | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | 0.1535 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 19 United States 0.0364 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 United Kingdom 0.0324 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Seychelles 0.0306 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Vietnam 0.0277 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Brunei 0.026 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 New Zealand 0.0216 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Barbados?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.0278 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2814 units per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0278 units per square kilometre in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 22nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.5%. 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 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.