Patent applications, nonresidents in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Patent applications, nonresidents was 9 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
9
Change on year
down 18.2%
World rank
119th
of 157 countries
All-time high
11
in 2021
All-time low
7
in 2018
Years of data
5
2018–2022

Patent applications, nonresidents in Tuvalu, 2018–2022

02.557.5102018202020222018: 72019: 102020: 102021: 112022: 9

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 2022, patent applications, nonresidents in Tuvalu stood at 9.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and up 28.6% over five years.

That places Tuvalu 119th out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Patent applications, nonresidents in Tuvalu, year by year

Annual values for Patent applications, nonresidents in Tuvalu, 2018 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2018 7 —
2019 10 +42.9%
2020 10 +0.0%
2021 11 +10.0%
2022 9 -18.2%

Tuvalu compared with similar countries

  • Tuvalu's 9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 144, 6% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Tuvalu's 9 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,522, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8.5 7 10 2
2020s 10 9 11 3

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 117 Andorra 10 compare
  2. 117 Slovakia 10 compare
  3. 120 Namibia 8 compare
  4. 121 Bulgaria 7 compare
  5. 121 Kyrgyzstan 7 compare
  6. 121 Mauritius 7 compare
  7. 121 Saint Lucia 7
  8. 121 Sudan 7
  9. 121 Djibouti 7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications, nonresidents in Tuvalu?
Patent applications, nonresidents in Tuvalu was 9 in 2022, 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 Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 11 in 2021.
What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2018.
How does Tuvalu rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
Tuvalu ranks 119th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
Where does this Tuvalu 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, nonresidents
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 5,085 data points, 1980–2024
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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.