Patent applications, nonresidents in Dominica
Dominica: Patent applications, nonresidents was 2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Dominica, 1995–2024
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
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents in Dominica is 2, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Dominica peaked at 11 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1995.
That places Dominica 144th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2 | — |
| 2016 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 11 | +450.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | -81.8% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96, 2% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 2 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 161, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020s | 3.8 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More science & technology data for Dominica
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 85.19 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8519 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 56,929 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 75.91 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.92 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -8.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 2 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Dominica?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Dominica was 2 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2021.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1995.
- How does Dominica rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Dominica ranks 144th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica 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.