Patent applications, nonresidents in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Patent applications, nonresidents was 202 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents in Dominican Republic, 1983–2024
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 Dominican Republic stood at 202.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Dominican Republic peaked at 328 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 45, in 2008.
Dominican Republic ranks 64th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 66 | — |
| 1986 | 135 | +104.5% |
| 2000 | 63 | -53.3% |
| 2001 | 146 | +131.7% |
| 2002 | 172 | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 184 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 181 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 217 | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 280 | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 111 | -60.4% |
| 2008 | 45 | -59.5% |
| 2009 | 238 | +428.9% |
| 2010 | 328 | +37.8% |
| 2011 | 318 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 265 | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 256 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 244 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 227 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 242 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 251 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 211 | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 220 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 207 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 220 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 233 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 235 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 202 | -14.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 202 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 144, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 202 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 188, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +428.9% | 45 | 238 |
| 2001 | +131.7% | 63 | 146 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100.5 | 66 | 135 | 2 |
| 2000s | 163.7 | 45 | 280 | 10 |
| 2010s | 256.2 | 211 | 328 | 10 |
| 2020s | 219.4 | 202 | 235 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More science & technology data for Dominican Republic
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 93.71 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9371 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 10.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 215.98 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 104.52 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Dominican Republic?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Dominican Republic was 202 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 328 in 2010.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 in 2008.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Dominican Republic ranks 64th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.