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
Latest (2021)
29.67 applications per million people
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
44th
of 135 countries
All-time high
185.47 applications per million people
in 2010
All-time low
29.67 applications per million people
in 2021
Years of data
29
1993–2021
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.
Annual patent applications per million people in Belarus, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 80.87 applications per million people | — |
| 1994 | 66.78 applications per million people | -17.4% |
| 1995 | 61.21 applications per million people | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 68.7 applications per million people | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 74.33 applications per million people | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 90.35 applications per million people | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 99.04 applications per million people | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 99.6 applications per million people | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 93.67 applications per million people | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 90.72 applications per million people | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 110.44 applications per million people | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 109.45 applications per million people | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 120.66 applications per million people | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 123.69 applications per million people | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 146.95 applications per million people | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 158.48 applications per million people | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 184.44 applications per million people | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 185.47 applications per million people | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 182.31 applications per million people | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 177.94 applications per million people | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 157.68 applications per million people | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 69.01 applications per million people | -56.2% |
| 2015 | 57.39 applications per million people | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 48.05 applications per million people | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 45.88 applications per million people | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 47.99 applications per million people | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 31.64 applications per million people | -34.1% |
| 2020 | 33.8 applications per million people | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 29.67 applications per million people | -12.2% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 29.67 applications per million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.24 applications per million people, 3.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 29.67 applications per million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.22 applications per million people, 72% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
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
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 131.12 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.3 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 11.88 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 57.92 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
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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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