Annual patent applications per million people in Brunei
Brunei: Annual patent applications per million people was 4.43 applications per million people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
4.43 applications per million people
Change on year
down 60.4%
World rank
92nd
of 135 countries
All-time high
62.39 applications per million people
in 2014
All-time low
4.43 applications per million people
in 2021
Years of data
9
2012–2021
Annual patent applications per million people in Brunei, 2012–2021
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
Brunei recorded 4.43 applications per million people for annual patent applications per million people in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.4% on the previous year and down 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Brunei peaked at 62.39 applications per million people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.43 applications per million people, in 2021.
That places Brunei 92nd out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual patent applications per million people in Brunei, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 49.31 applications per million people | — |
| 2013 | 48.64 applications per million people | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 62.39 applications per million people | +28.3% |
| 2016 | 37.42 applications per million people | -40.0% |
| 2017 | 18.49 applications per million people | -50.6% |
| 2018 | 59.39 applications per million people | +221.3% |
| 2019 | 18.07 applications per million people | -69.6% |
| 2020 | 11.18 applications per million people | -38.2% |
| 2021 | 4.43 applications per million people | -60.4% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 4.43 applications per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.04 applications per million people, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 4.43 applications per million people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.98 applications per million people, 15% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.96 applications per million people | 18.07 applications per million people | 62.39 applications per million people | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.8 applications per million people | 4.43 applications per million people | 11.18 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 89 Mauritius 4.74 applications per million people compare
- 90 Syria 4.72 applications per million people compare
- 91 Samoa 4.68 applications per million people compare
- 93 Philippines 4.33 applications per million people compare
- 94 Sudan 3.27 applications per million people compare
- 95 Venezuela 3.14 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Brunei
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 546,615 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 103.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4576 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.3604 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 501.5 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Brunei?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Brunei was 4.43 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 62.39 applications per million people in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.43 applications per million people in 2021.
- How does Brunei rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Brunei ranks 92nd out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei 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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