Annual patent applications per million people in Brazil
Brazil: Annual patent applications per million people was 22.27 applications per million people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
22.27 applications per million people
Change on year
down 12.0%
World rank
55th
of 135 countries
All-time high
26.77 applications per million people
in 2017
All-time low
13.41 applications per million people
in 1986
Years of data
42
1980–2021
Annual patent applications per million people in Brazil, 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
The most recent figure for annual patent applications per million people in Brazil is 22.27 applications per million people, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Brazil peaked at 26.77 applications per million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.41 applications per million people, in 1986.
Brazil ranks 55th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Annual patent applications per million people in Brazil, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.73 applications per million people | — |
| 1981 | 17.5 applications per million people | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 16.67 applications per million people | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 17.74 applications per million people | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 15.54 applications per million people | -12.4% |
| 1985 | 14.42 applications per million people | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 13.41 applications per million people | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 17.37 applications per million people | +29.5% |
| 1988 | 16.26 applications per million people | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 15.86 applications per million people | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 16.02 applications per million people | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 15.28 applications per million people | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 13.61 applications per million people | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 15.49 applications per million people | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 14.25 applications per million people | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 16.74 applications per million people | +17.5% |
| 1996 | 15.9 applications per million people | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 16.54 applications per million people | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 14.73 applications per million people | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 16.41 applications per million people | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 18.27 applications per million people | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 19.51 applications per million people | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 19.5 applications per million people | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 21.4 applications per million people | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 22.14 applications per million people | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 21.95 applications per million people | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 21.19 applications per million people | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 22.24 applications per million people | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 22.48 applications per million people | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 22.24 applications per million people | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 21.83 applications per million people | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 24.04 applications per million people | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 24.37 applications per million people | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 24.99 applications per million people | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 23.29 applications per million people | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 23.01 applications per million people | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 25.59 applications per million people | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 26.77 applications per million people | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 24.16 applications per million people | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 26.34 applications per million people | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 25.3 applications per million people | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 22.27 applications per million people | -12.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 22.27 applications per million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.24 applications per million people, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 22.27 applications per million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.96 applications per million people, 7.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.25 applications per million people | 13.41 applications per million people | 17.74 applications per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.5 applications per million people | 13.61 applications per million people | 16.74 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.09 applications per million people | 18.27 applications per million people | 22.48 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.44 applications per million people | 21.83 applications per million people | 26.77 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.79 applications per million people | 22.27 applications per million people | 25.3 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 52 Moldova 24.66 applications per million people compare
- 53 Georgia 24.27 applications per million people compare
- 54 North Macedonia 22.86 applications per million people compare
- 56 Chile 20.66 applications per million people compare
- 57 Serbia 20.19 applications per million people compare
- 58 Croatia 19.85 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Brazil
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 101.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.02 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 216.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 25.52 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.8978 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 58,292 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Brazil?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Brazil was 22.27 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 26.77 applications per million people in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.41 applications per million people in 1986.
- How does Brazil rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Brazil ranks 55th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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