Patent applications, nonresidents in Paraguay
Paraguay: Patent applications, nonresidents was 366 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Paraguay, 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
Paraguay recorded 366 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Paraguay peaked at 366 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32, in 1984.
Paraguay ranks 49th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 50 | — |
| 1984 | 32 | -36.0% |
| 1985 | 35 | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 36 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 44 | +22.2% |
| 1993 | 71 | +61.4% |
| 2000 | 211 | +197.2% |
| 2001 | 253 | +19.9% |
| 2002 | 171 | -32.4% |
| 2003 | 173 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 187 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 241 | +28.9% |
| 2006 | 364 | +51.0% |
| 2007 | 295 | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 265 | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 246 | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 347 | +41.1% |
| 2018 | 315 | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 324 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 323 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 354 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 364 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 336 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 366 | +8.9% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 366 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96, 3.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 366 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 161, 2.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +197.2% | 71 | 211 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.75 | 32 | 50 | 4 |
| 1990s | 50.33 | 36 | 71 | 3 |
| 2000s | 240.6 | 171 | 364 | 10 |
| 2010s | 328.67 | 315 | 347 | 3 |
| 2020s | 348.6 | 323 | 366 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.61 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.27 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.67 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 21.88 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.0659 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 366 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Paraguay?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Paraguay was 366 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 366 in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 1984.
- How does Paraguay rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Paraguay ranks 49th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.