Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 1983–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic stood at 0.0042 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0068 units per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 units per square kilometre, in 2008.
Dominican Republic ranks 52nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +104.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -53.3% |
| 2001 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +131.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | -60.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -59.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +428.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -14.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.0042 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0014 units per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.0042 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0025 units per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +428.9% | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0049 units per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +131.7% | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.003 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 49 Bahamas 0.0048 units per square kilometre compare
- 50 Indonesia 0.0047 units per square kilometre compare
- 51 Greece 0.0043 units per square kilometre compare
- 53 Jamaica 0.0042 units per square kilometre compare
- 54 Italy 0.004 units per square kilometre compare
- 55 Panama 0.0038 units per square kilometre compare
More science & technology data for Dominican Republic
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 93.71 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9371 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 10.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 215.98 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 202 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 202 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic was 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0068 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 units per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Dominican Republic ranks 52nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.