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
Latest (2021)
13.5 applications per million people
Change on year
down 36.5%
World rank
66th
of 135 countries
All-time high
73.21 applications per million people
in 2008
All-time low
13.5 applications per million people
in 2021
Years of data
28
1993–2021
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.
Annual patent applications per million people in Armenia, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 53.28 applications per million people | — |
| 1994 | 45.77 applications per million people | -14.1% |
| 1995 | 56.54 applications per million people | +23.5% |
| 1996 | 49.41 applications per million people | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 19.1 applications per million people | -61.3% |
| 1998 | 23.38 applications per million people | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 34.41 applications per million people | +47.2% |
| 2000 | 36.94 applications per million people | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 43.59 applications per million people | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 62.5 applications per million people | +43.4% |
| 2003 | 47.45 applications per million people | -24.1% |
| 2005 | 65.47 applications per million people | +38.0% |
| 2006 | 61.4 applications per million people | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 43.44 applications per million people | -29.2% |
| 2008 | 73.21 applications per million people | +68.5% |
| 2009 | 37.83 applications per million people | -48.3% |
| 2010 | 44.67 applications per million people | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 39.96 applications per million people | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 45.3 applications per million people | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 41.36 applications per million people | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 40.15 applications per million people | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 37.61 applications per million people | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 41.77 applications per million people | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 35.91 applications per million people | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 34.02 applications per million people | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 37.81 applications per million people | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 21.27 applications per million people | -43.7% |
| 2021 | 13.5 applications per million people | -36.5% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 13.5 applications per million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.24 applications per million people, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 13.5 applications per million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.22 applications per million people, 33% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
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
- 65 Ireland 14.68 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
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 134.89 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.32 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 4.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 140.41 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.2728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 801.49 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
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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