Annual patent applications per million people in Albania
Albania: Annual patent applications per million people was 9.24 applications per million people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Annual patent applications per million people in Albania, 2011–2021
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i. Measured in applications per million people.
Analysis
Albania recorded 9.24 applications per million people for annual patent applications per million people in 2021. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 493.0% on the previous year and up 794.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Albania peaked at 9.24 applications per million people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.03 applications per million people, in 2011.
Albania ranks 75th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.36 applications per million people | 1.03 applications per million people | 7.44 applications per million people | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.24 applications per million people | 9.24 applications per million people | 9.24 applications per million people | 1 |
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 319.46 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 89.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 89.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 85.9% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 23 (2021)
- Number of people using the Internet 2.26 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 24.88 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 694,635 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Albania?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Albania was 9.24 applications per million people in 2021, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i.
- What is the highest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.24 applications per million people in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 applications per million people in 2011.
- How does Albania rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Albania ranks 75th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 794.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i, published as part of Annual patent applications per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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