Patent applications, nonresidents in Barbados
Barbados: Patent applications, nonresidents was 12 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, nonresidents in Barbados, 1980–2024
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
Barbados recorded 12 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.7% on the previous year and down 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Barbados peaked at 121 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2024.
That places Barbados 114th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44 | — |
| 1981 | 38 | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 35 | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 68 | +94.3% |
| 2001 | 85 | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 93 | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 121 | +30.1% |
| 2004 | 80 | -33.9% |
| 2005 | 76 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 44 | -42.1% |
| 2007 | 109 | +147.7% |
| 2008 | 84 | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 79 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 88 | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 71 | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 36 | -49.3% |
| 2013 | 39 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 45 | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 41 | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 48 | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 66 | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 62 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 38 | -38.7% |
| 2023 | 35 | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 12 | -65.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 12 is below the median for high income countries, which is 271, 4% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 12 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 161, 7% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39 | 35 | 44 | 3 |
| 1990s | 68 | 68 | 68 | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.67 | 44 | 121 | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.75 | 36 | 88 | 8 |
| 2020s | 42.6 | 12 | 66 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More science & technology data for Barbados
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 114.58 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.15 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 323,482 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 752.28 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Barbados?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Barbados was 12 in 2024, 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 121 in 2003.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2024.
- How does Barbados rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Barbados ranks 114th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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.