Patent applications, nonresidents in Colombia
Colombia: Patent applications, nonresidents was 1,661 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents in Colombia, 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
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents in Colombia stood at 1,661.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Colombia peaked at 1,928 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 335, in 1980.
That places Colombia 29th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 335 | — |
| 1981 | 604 | +80.3% |
| 1983 | 527 | -12.7% |
| 1984 | 471 | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 441 | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 404 | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 532 | +31.7% |
| 1988 | 420 | -21.1% |
| 1989 | 516 | +22.9% |
| 1991 | 527 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 575 | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 769 | +33.7% |
| 1994 | 867 | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 1,093 | +26.1% |
| 1996 | 1,172 | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 1,497 | +27.7% |
| 1998 | 1,670 | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 1,615 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 1,694 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 432 | -74.5% |
| 2002 | 858 | +98.6% |
| 2003 | 1,127 | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 1,365 | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 1,662 | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 1,861 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 1,862 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,818 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1,551 | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 1,739 | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 1,770 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,848 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1,781 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1,898 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 1,921 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,658 | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 1,777 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 1,808 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,735 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1,752 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,855 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 1,928 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1,746 | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 1,661 | -4.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1,661 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96, 17.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1,661 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 161, 10.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +98.6% | 432 | 858 |
| 2001 | -74.5% | 1,694 | 432 |
| 1981 | +80.3% | 335 | 604 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 472.22 | 335 | 604 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1,087 | 527 | 1,670 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,423 | 432 | 1,862 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,794 | 1,658 | 1,921 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,788 | 1,661 | 1,928 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 174.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.74 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 92.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 78.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1,661 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Colombia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Colombia was 1,661 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,928 in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 335 in 1980.
- How does Colombia rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Colombia ranks 29th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.