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
Latest (2021)
0.7591 applications per million people
Change on year
down 50.6%
World rank
116th
of 135 countries
All-time high
19.3 applications per million people
in 2005
All-time low
0.7591 applications per million people
in 2021
Years of data
20
1980–2021
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.
Annual patent applications per million people in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.46 applications per million people | — |
| 1983 | 2.83 applications per million people | +93.2% |
| 1984 | 2.78 applications per million people | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 12 applications per million people | +331.8% |
| 2004 | 8.84 applications per million people | -26.3% |
| 2005 | 19.3 applications per million people | +118.3% |
| 2007 | 2.8 applications per million people | -85.5% |
| 2008 | 10.08 applications per million people | +260.5% |
| 2009 | 5.41 applications per million people | -46.4% |
| 2010 | 3.55 applications per million people | -34.4% |
| 2012 | 3.43 applications per million people | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.69 applications per million people | -50.8% |
| 2014 | 3.33 applications per million people | +97.0% |
| 2015 | 4.92 applications per million people | +47.8% |
| 2016 | 2.42 applications per million people | -50.7% |
| 2017 | 6.38 applications per million people | +163.0% |
| 2018 | 3.15 applications per million people | -50.6% |
| 2019 | 3.11 applications per million people | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.54 applications per million people | -50.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7591 applications per million people | -50.6% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.7591 applications per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.04 applications per million people, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.7591 applications per million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.22 applications per million people, 2% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
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
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 156.22 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.11 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 1.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 155.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,764 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
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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