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
Latest (2021)
0.4414 applications per million people
Change on year
up 83.5%
World rank
123rd
of 135 countries
All-time high
0.6339 applications per million people
in 1984
All-time low
0.1503 applications per million people
in 2006
Years of data
42
1980–2021
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.
Annual patent applications per million people in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3863 applications per million people | — |
| 1981 | 0.4319 applications per million people | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 0.431 applications per million people | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4196 applications per million people | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6339 applications per million people | +51.1% |
| 1985 | 0.399 applications per million people | -37.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1559 applications per million people | -60.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2191 applications per million people | +40.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2238 applications per million people | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2924 applications per million people | +30.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2867 applications per million people | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3164 applications per million people | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6209 applications per million people | +96.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3047 applications per million people | -50.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3241 applications per million people | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.571 applications per million people | +76.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1762 applications per million people | -69.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3616 applications per million people | +105.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2469 applications per million people | -31.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3709 applications per million people | +50.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5203 applications per million people | +40.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4313 applications per million people | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3095 applications per million people | -28.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4114 applications per million people | +32.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3359 applications per million people | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3455 applications per million people | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1503 applications per million people | -56.5% |
| 2007 | 0.196 applications per million people | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4014 applications per million people | +104.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3645 applications per million people | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4336 applications per million people | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2409 applications per million people | -44.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4321 applications per million people | +79.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3833 applications per million people | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2785 applications per million people | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2572 applications per million people | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4788 applications per million people | +86.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3761 applications per million people | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 0.422 applications per million people | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4123 applications per million people | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2405 applications per million people | -41.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4414 applications per million people | +83.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.4414 applications per million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.54 applications per million people, 29% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.4414 applications per million people is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.31 applications per million people, 34% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
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
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 187.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 1,468 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,259 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
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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