Annual patent applications per million people in Bolivia
Bolivia: Annual patent applications per million people was 0.4189 applications per million people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.4189 applications per million people
Change on year
down 38.1%
World rank
124th
of 135 countries
All-time high
5.2 applications per million people
in 2017
All-time low
0.4189 applications per million people
in 2021
Years of data
14
1980–2021
Annual patent applications per million people in Bolivia, 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
In 2021, annual patent applications per million people in Bolivia stood at 0.4189 applications per million people. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.1% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Bolivia peaked at 5.2 applications per million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4189 applications per million people, in 2021.
Bolivia ranks 124th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual patent applications per million people in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.39 applications per million people | — |
| 1981 | 2.04 applications per million people | +46.7% |
| 1982 | 2.99 applications per million people | +46.8% |
| 1983 | 1.79 applications per million people | -40.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6368 applications per million people | -64.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7793 applications per million people | +22.4% |
| 1993 | 3.43 applications per million people | +340.2% |
| 1994 | 3.62 applications per million people | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 2.16 applications per million people | -40.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8296 applications per million people | -61.6% |
| 2016 | 1.07 applications per million people | +29.4% |
| 2017 | 5.2 applications per million people | +384.5% |
| 2020 | 0.677 applications per million people | -87.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4189 applications per million people | -38.1% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.4189 applications per million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.54 applications per million people, 27% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.4189 applications per million people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.96 applications per million people, 14% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6 applications per million people | 0.6368 applications per million people | 2.99 applications per million people | 6 |
| 1990s | 3.07 applications per million people | 2.16 applications per million people | 3.62 applications per million people | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.37 applications per million people | 0.8296 applications per million people | 5.2 applications per million people | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5479 applications per million people | 0.4189 applications per million people | 0.677 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 121 Yemen 0.5385 applications per million people compare
- 122 Guatemala 0.5114 applications per million people compare
- 123 Bangladesh 0.4414 applications per million people compare
- 125 El Salvador 0.3197 applications per million people compare
- 126 Uganda 0.3049 applications per million people compare
- 127 Madagascar 0.2021 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Bolivia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 98.03 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9803 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 12.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 11.32 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.7569 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 196.72 (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 Bolivia?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Bolivia was 0.4189 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 applications per million people in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4189 applications per million people in 2021.
- How does Bolivia rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Bolivia ranks 124th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia 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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