Annual patent applications per million people in Cyprus
Cyprus: Annual patent applications per million people was 0.7591 applications per million people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Annual patent applications per million people in Cyprus, 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 Cyprus stood at 0.7591 applications per million people. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 50.6% on the previous year and down 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Cyprus peaked at 19.3 applications per million people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7591 applications per million people, in 2021.
Cyprus ranks 116th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.36 applications per million people | 1.46 applications per million people | 2.83 applications per million people | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.74 applications per million people | 2.8 applications per million people | 19.3 applications per million people | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.55 applications per million people | 1.69 applications per million people | 6.38 applications per million people | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.15 applications per million people | 0.7591 applications per million people | 1.54 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 113 Rwanda 1.05 applications per million people compare
- 114 Mozambique 0.9461 applications per million people compare
- 115 Honduras 0.8192 applications per million people compare
- 117 Nepal 0.714 applications per million people compare
- 118 Zambia 0.6631 applications per million people compare
- 119 Dominican Republic 0.6293 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Cyprus
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,764 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 1.51 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 156.22 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 156.22 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 89.6% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 1 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.7% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 348.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.20 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Cyprus?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Cyprus was 0.7591 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3 applications per million people in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7591 applications per million people in 2021.
- How does Cyprus rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Cyprus ranks 116th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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