Patent applications, nonresidents in Guatemala
Guatemala: Patent applications, nonresidents was 239 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents in Guatemala, 1982–2024
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
Guatemala recorded 239 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Guatemala peaked at 500 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 75, in 1989.
Guatemala ranks 60th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 168 | — |
| 1984 | 115 | -31.5% |
| 1985 | 92 | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 106 | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 76 | -28.3% |
| 1988 | 82 | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 75 | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 97 | +29.3% |
| 1991 | 104 | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 79 | -24.0% |
| 1993 | 94 | +19.0% |
| 1994 | 99 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 77 | -22.2% |
| 1996 | 142 | +84.4% |
| 1997 | 175 | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 218 | +24.6% |
| 1999 | 267 | +22.5% |
| 2000 | 250 | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 285 | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 293 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 296 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 266 | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 388 | +45.9% |
| 2006 | 500 | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 99 | -80.2% |
| 2008 | 306 | +209.1% |
| 2009 | 322 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 374 | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 327 | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 337 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 319 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 288 | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 341 | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 266 | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 275 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 228 | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 231 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 205 | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 249 | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 282 | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 270 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 239 | -11.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 239 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96, 2.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 239 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 161, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +209.1% | 99 | 306 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 102 | 75 | 168 | 7 |
| 1990s | 135.2 | 77 | 267 | 10 |
| 2000s | 300.5 | 99 | 500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 298.6 | 228 | 374 | 10 |
| 2020s | 249 | 205 | 282 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More science & technology data for Guatemala
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 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 20.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 192.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.492 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 239 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Guatemala?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Guatemala was 239 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 500 in 2006.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 in 1989.
- How does Guatemala rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Guatemala ranks 60th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.