Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0023 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean is 0.0023 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per square kilometre, in 1988.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 6 Monaco 0.9597 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 South Korea 0.517 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bahrain 0.4838 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Tuvalu 0.3462 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Israel 0.3149 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Japan 0.1912 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Qatar 0.0965 units per square kilometre compare
More science & technology data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 46,623 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 46,623 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 118,409 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0059 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.3829 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -4.2 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0023 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 1988.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 9th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.