Annual patent applications per million people in Armenia
Armenia: Annual patent applications per million people was 13.5 applications per million people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Annual patent applications per million people in Armenia, 1993–2021
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
Armenia recorded 13.5 applications per million people for annual patent applications per million people in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.5% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Armenia peaked at 73.21 applications per million people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.5 applications per million people, in 2021.
Armenia ranks 66th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.27 applications per million people | 19.1 applications per million people | 56.54 applications per million people | 7 |
| 2000s | 52.43 applications per million people | 36.94 applications per million people | 73.21 applications per million people | 9 |
| 2010s | 39.86 applications per million people | 34.02 applications per million people | 45.3 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.39 applications per million people | 13.5 applications per million people | 21.27 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 63 Tunisia 15.3 applications per million people compare
- 64 Iraq 15.08 applications per million people compare
- 67 Kyrgyzstan 12.11 applications per million people compare
- 68 Thailand 12.09 applications per million people compare
- 69 Uzbekistan 12.06 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Armenia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 801.49 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 4.01 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 134.89 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 134.89 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 8 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 81.3% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 40 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.3% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 2.26 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 20.31 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Armenia?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Armenia was 13.5 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.21 applications per million people in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5 applications per million people in 2021.
- How does Armenia rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Armenia ranks 66th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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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