Annual patent applications per million people in Bahamas
Bahamas: Annual patent applications per million people was 10.24 applications per million people in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
10.24 applications per million people
Change on year
up 32.5%
World rank
73rd
of 135 countries
All-time high
15.01 applications per million people
in 1988
All-time low
2.62 applications per million people
in 2014
Years of data
15
1981–2017
Annual patent applications per million people in Bahamas, 1981–2017
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
Bahamas recorded 10.24 applications per million people for annual patent applications per million people in 2017.
The figure is up 32.5% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Bahamas peaked at 15.01 applications per million people in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.62 applications per million people, in 2014.
That places Bahamas 73rd out of 135 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Annual patent applications per million people in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 8.45 applications per million people | — |
| 1982 | 12.47 applications per million people | +47.5% |
| 1984 | 12.05 applications per million people | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 11.85 applications per million people | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 3.88 applications per million people | -67.2% |
| 1988 | 15.01 applications per million people | +286.6% |
| 1990 | 7.25 applications per million people | -51.7% |
| 1991 | 3.56 applications per million people | -50.9% |
| 1992 | 6.99 applications per million people | +96.4% |
| 2012 | 7.99 applications per million people | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 2.64 applications per million people | -67.0% |
| 2014 | 2.62 applications per million people | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.19 applications per million people | +98.4% |
| 2016 | 7.73 applications per million people | +49.0% |
| 2017 | 10.24 applications per million people | +32.5% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 10.24 applications per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.04 applications per million people, 17% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 10.24 applications per million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.96 applications per million people, 3.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.62 applications per million people | 3.88 applications per million people | 15.01 applications per million people | 6 |
| 1990s | 5.93 applications per million people | 3.56 applications per million people | 7.25 applications per million people | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.07 applications per million people | 2.62 applications per million people | 10.24 applications per million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 70 Sri Lanka 12.01 applications per million people compare
- 71 Azerbaijan 11.74 applications per million people compare
- 72 Vietnam 10.77 applications per million people compare
- 74 Malta 9.65 applications per million people compare
- 75 Albania 9.24 applications per million people compare
- 76 Argentina 8.96 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Bahamas
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 96.68 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9668 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 387,960 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 39.92 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14.98 (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Bahamas?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Bahamas was 10.24 applications per million people in 2017, 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 15.01 applications per million people in 1988.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.62 applications per million people in 2014.
- How does Bahamas rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Bahamas ranks 73rd out of 135 countries with data for 2017.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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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