Annual patent applications per million people in Chile
Chile: Annual patent applications per million people was 20.66 applications per million people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
20.66 applications per million people
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
56th
of 135 countries
All-time high
31.53 applications per million people
in 2008
All-time low
7.63 applications per million people
in 1986
Years of data
42
1980–2021
Annual patent applications per million people in Chile, 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 Chile is 20.66 applications per million people, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Chile peaked at 31.53 applications per million people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.63 applications per million people, in 1986.
Chile ranks 56th 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.16 applications per million people | — |
| 1981 | 7.88 applications per million people | -35.2% |
| 1982 | 8.1 applications per million people | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 7.98 applications per million people | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 8.6 applications per million people | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 9.84 applications per million people | +14.4% |
| 1986 | 7.63 applications per million people | -22.5% |
| 1987 | 8.44 applications per million people | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 8.54 applications per million people | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 10.22 applications per million people | +19.6% |
| 1990 | 12.58 applications per million people | +23.1% |
| 1991 | 11.05 applications per million people | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 12.82 applications per million people | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 10.99 applications per million people | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 15.3 applications per million people | +39.2% |
| 1995 | 11.77 applications per million people | -23.1% |
| 1996 | 11.95 applications per million people | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 10.78 applications per million people | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 13.68 applications per million people | +26.9% |
| 1999 | 13.32 applications per million people | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 15.54 applications per million people | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 15.68 applications per million people | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 24.66 applications per million people | +57.2% |
| 2003 | 20.53 applications per million people | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 23.6 applications per million people | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 22.08 applications per million people | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 17.63 applications per million people | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 24.17 applications per million people | +37.1% |
| 2008 | 31.53 applications per million people | +30.5% |
| 2009 | 20.16 applications per million people | -36.1% |
| 2010 | 19.09 applications per million people | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 19.54 applications per million people | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 19.18 applications per million people | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 19.22 applications per million people | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 25.3 applications per million people | +31.6% |
| 2015 | 24.55 applications per million people | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 21.13 applications per million people | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 22.9 applications per million people | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 21.49 applications per million people | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 22.82 applications per million people | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 19.2 applications per million people | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 20.66 applications per million people | +7.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 20.66 applications per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.04 applications per million people, 34% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Chile's 20.66 applications per million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.96 applications per million people, 7.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.94 applications per million people | 7.63 applications per million people | 12.16 applications per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.42 applications per million people | 10.78 applications per million people | 15.3 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.56 applications per million people | 15.54 applications per million people | 31.53 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.52 applications per million people | 19.09 applications per million people | 25.3 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.93 applications per million people | 19.2 applications per million people | 20.66 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 53 Georgia 24.27 applications per million people compare
- 54 North Macedonia 22.86 applications per million people compare
- 55 Brazil 22.27 applications per million people compare
- 57 Serbia 20.19 applications per million people compare
- 58 Croatia 19.85 applications per million people compare
- 59 Estonia 18.78 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Chile
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Chile?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Chile was 20.66 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 31.53 applications per million people in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.63 applications per million people in 1986.
- How does Chile rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Chile ranks 56th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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