Annual patent applications per million people in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Annual patent applications per million people was 0.4414 applications per million people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Annual patent applications per million people in Bangladesh, 1980–2021
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
Bangladesh recorded 0.4414 applications per million people for annual patent applications per million people in 2021.
That represents a change of up 83.5% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Bangladesh peaked at 0.6339 applications per million people in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.1503 applications per million people, in 2006.
That places Bangladesh 123rd out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3593 applications per million people | 0.1559 applications per million people | 0.6339 applications per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3579 applications per million people | 0.1762 applications per million people | 0.6209 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3466 applications per million people | 0.1503 applications per million people | 0.5203 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3715 applications per million people | 0.2409 applications per million people | 0.4788 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.341 applications per million people | 0.2405 applications per million people | 0.4414 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 120 Zimbabwe 0.5479 applications per million people compare
- 121 Yemen 0.5385 applications per million people compare
- 122 Guatemala 0.5114 applications per million people compare
- 124 Bolivia 0.4189 applications per million people compare
- 125 El Salvador 0.3197 applications per million people compare
- 126 Uganda 0.3049 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Bangladesh
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,259 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 187.58 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 108.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 108.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 373 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 53.4% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 74 (2021)
- Number of people using the Internet 65.25 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 8.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 14.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Bangladesh?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Bangladesh was 0.4414 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6339 applications per million people in 1984.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1503 applications per million people in 2006.
- How does Bangladesh rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Bangladesh ranks 123rd out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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