Annual patent applications per million people in Belarus
Belarus: Annual patent applications per million people was 29.67 applications per million people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Annual patent applications per million people in Belarus, 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
The most recent figure for annual patent applications per million people in Belarus is 29.67 applications per million people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Belarus peaked at 185.47 applications per million people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.67 applications per million people, in 2021.
That places Belarus 44th out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.33 applications per million people | 61.21 applications per million people | 99.04 applications per million people | 7 |
| 2000s | 123.81 applications per million people | 90.72 applications per million people | 184.44 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.34 applications per million people | 31.64 applications per million people | 185.47 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.73 applications per million people | 29.67 applications per million people | 33.8 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 41 Romania 40.37 applications per million people compare
- 42 Greece 37.27 applications per million people compare
- 43 Mongolia 32.21 applications per million people compare
- 45 Ukraine 29.39 applications per million people compare
- 46 South Africa 29.33 applications per million people compare
- 47 Lithuania 28.84 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Belarus
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,429 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 11.88 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 131.12 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 131.12 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 110 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 94.3% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 276 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.6% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 8.04 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 36.26 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Belarus?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Belarus was 29.67 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 185.47 applications per million people in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.67 applications per million people in 2021.
- How does Belarus rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Belarus ranks 44th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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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