Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0067 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in El Salvador is 0.0067 units per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.0105 units per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places El Salvador 44th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -40.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +273.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | +239.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0067 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0014 units per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0067 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0025 units per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +273.1% | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0047 units per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +239.1% | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0105 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 41 Mexico 0.0077 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 South Africa 0.007 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Switzerland 0.0069 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Morocco 0.0057 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0052 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Denmark 0.0051 units per square kilometre compare
More science & technology data for El Salvador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 176.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.77 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 547.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 138 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 138 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.0067 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0105 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 44th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.