Annual patent applications per million people in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Annual patent applications per million people was 0.6293 applications per million people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.6293 applications per million people
Change on year
down 30.7%
World rank
119th
of 135 countries
All-time high
4.07 applications per million people
in 1983
All-time low
0.5825 applications per million people
in 2000
Years of data
24
1983–2021
Annual patent applications per million people in Dominican Republic, 1983–2021
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 Dominican Republic is 0.6293 applications per million people, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 30.7% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Dominican Republic peaked at 4.07 applications per million people in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.5825 applications per million people, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 119th out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Annual patent applications per million people in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 4.07 applications per million people | — |
| 1986 | 2.13 applications per million people | -47.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5825 applications per million people | -72.7% |
| 2001 | 1.26 applications per million people | +116.6% |
| 2002 | 1.24 applications per million people | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2 applications per million people | +61.3% |
| 2004 | 2.64 applications per million people | +31.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8672 applications per million people | -67.1% |
| 2006 | 1.61 applications per million people | +85.2% |
| 2007 | 3.6 applications per million people | +123.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8357 applications per million people | -76.8% |
| 2009 | 1.75 applications per million people | +109.8% |
| 2010 | 1.53 applications per million people | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 1.51 applications per million people | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.89 applications per million people | +25.1% |
| 2013 | 1.18 applications per million people | -37.6% |
| 2014 | 1.55 applications per million people | +31.8% |
| 2015 | 2.4 applications per million people | +54.5% |
| 2016 | 2.65 applications per million people | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 1.87 applications per million people | -29.3% |
| 2018 | 1.58 applications per million people | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 2.11 applications per million people | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9084 applications per million people | -57.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6293 applications per million people | -30.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.6293 applications per million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.24 applications per million people, 7% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.6293 applications per million people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.96 applications per million people, 21% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1 applications per million people | 2.13 applications per million people | 4.07 applications per million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.64 applications per million people | 0.5825 applications per million people | 3.6 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 applications per million people | 1.18 applications per million people | 2.65 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7689 applications per million people | 0.6293 applications per million people | 0.9084 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 116 Cyprus 0.7591 applications per million people compare
- 117 Nepal 0.714 applications per million people compare
- 118 Zambia 0.6631 applications per million people compare
- 120 Zimbabwe 0.5479 applications per million people compare
- 121 Yemen 0.5385 applications per million people compare
- 122 Guatemala 0.5114 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Dominican Republic
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 93.71 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9371 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 10.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 215.98 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 202 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 202 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Dominican Republic?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Dominican Republic was 0.6293 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4.07 applications per million people in 1983.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5825 applications per million people in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Dominican Republic ranks 119th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).