Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0083 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Tonga, 2016–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Tonga stood at 0.0083 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 200.0% on the previous year and up 500.0% over ten years.
Tonga ranks 40th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | +200.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0083 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0014 units per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0083 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0138 units per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 37 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0091 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Gambia 0.0087 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Costa Rica 0.0087 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More science & technology data for Tonga
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 61.73 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6173 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 64,838 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 90.05 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.7928 % change on previous year (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 6 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 6 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.0083 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0083 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Tonga rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 40th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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.