Annual patent applications per million people in Czechia
Czechia: Annual patent applications per million people was 51.5 applications per million people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
51.5 applications per million people
Change on year
down 18.1%
World rank
36th
of 135 countries
All-time high
93.59 applications per million people
in 2013
All-time low
51.5 applications per million people
in 2021
Years of data
29
1993–2021
Annual patent applications per million people in Czechia, 1993–2021
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 Czechia stood at 51.5 applications per million people. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.1% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Czechia peaked at 93.59 applications per million people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 51.5 applications per million people, in 2021.
That places Czechia 36th out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Annual patent applications per million people in Czechia, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 86.45 applications per million people | — |
| 1994 | 73.16 applications per million people | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 60.62 applications per million people | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 59.52 applications per million people | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 56.19 applications per million people | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 60.62 applications per million people | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 57.95 applications per million people | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 54.12 applications per million people | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 55.6 applications per million people | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 51.58 applications per million people | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 61.31 applications per million people | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 61.1 applications per million people | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 57.39 applications per million people | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 62.6 applications per million people | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 69.52 applications per million people | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 68.56 applications per million people | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 75.55 applications per million people | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 82.87 applications per million people | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 74.6 applications per million people | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 82.49 applications per million people | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 93.59 applications per million people | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 86.46 applications per million people | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 83.44 applications per million people | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 74.96 applications per million people | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 74.94 applications per million people | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.78 applications per million people | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 71.68 applications per million people | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 62.91 applications per million people | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 51.5 applications per million people | -18.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 51.5 applications per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.04 applications per million people, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 51.5 applications per million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.22 applications per million people, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.93 applications per million people | 56.19 applications per million people | 86.45 applications per million people | 7 |
| 2000s | 61.73 applications per million people | 51.58 applications per million people | 75.55 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.88 applications per million people | 63.78 applications per million people | 93.59 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2 applications per million people | 51.5 applications per million people | 62.91 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 33 New Zealand 64.9 applications per million people compare
- 34 Latvia 55.19 applications per million people compare
- 35 Hong Kong 54.09 applications per million people compare
- 37 Guyana 49.05 applications per million people compare
- 38 Saudi Arabia 45.41 applications per million people compare
- 39 Hungary 44.96 applications per million people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Czechia?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Czechia was 51.5 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.59 applications per million people in 2013.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5 applications per million people in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Czechia ranks 36th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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