Patent applications, nonresidents in Bahamas
Bahamas: Patent applications, nonresidents was 48 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents in Bahamas, 1981–2017
Source: 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents in Bahamas is 48, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.2% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Bahamas peaked at 113 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1990.
That places Bahamas 87th out of 157 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 51 | — |
| 1982 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 38 | -24.0% |
| 1985 | 42 | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 37 | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 32 | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 25 | -21.9% |
| 1991 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 29 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 83 | +186.2% |
| 2013 | 75 | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 113 | +50.7% |
| 2015 | 68 | -39.8% |
| 2016 | 34 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 48 | +41.2% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 48 is below the median for high income countries, which is 267, 18% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 48 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 188, 26% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +186.2% | 29 | 83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.67 | 32 | 51 | 6 |
| 1990s | 27 | 25 | 29 | 3 |
| 2010s | 70.17 | 34 | 113 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More science & technology data for Bahamas
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 96.68 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9668 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 387,960 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 39.92 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14.98 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Bahamas?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Bahamas was 48 in 2017, according to 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.
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 113 in 2014.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Bahamas ranks 87th out of 157 countries with data for 2017.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.