Annual patent applications per million people in El Salvador
El Salvador: Annual patent applications per million people was 0.3197 applications per million people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.3197 applications per million people
Change on year
down 50.2%
World rank
125th
of 135 countries
All-time high
8.28 applications per million people
in 1983
All-time low
0.1607 applications per million people
in 2019
Years of data
19
1980–2021
Annual patent applications per million people in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador stood at 0.3197 applications per million people.
That represents a change of down 50.2% on the previous year and down 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in El Salvador peaked at 8.28 applications per million people in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1607 applications per million people, in 2019.
El Salvador ranks 125th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.64 applications per million people | — |
| 1982 | 4.76 applications per million people | +80.1% |
| 1983 | 8.28 applications per million people | +74.1% |
| 1984 | 6.46 applications per million people | -22.0% |
| 1985 | 3.27 applications per million people | -49.4% |
| 1989 | 3.59 applications per million people | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 1.85 applications per million people | -48.4% |
| 1991 | 1.82 applications per million people | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.97 applications per million people | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 1.77 applications per million people | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 1.75 applications per million people | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5206 applications per million people | -70.2% |
| 2015 | 1.13 applications per million people | +117.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6451 applications per million people | -43.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6438 applications per million people | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4823 applications per million people | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1607 applications per million people | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6416 applications per million people | +299.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3197 applications per million people | -50.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.3197 applications per million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.24 applications per million people, 3% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.3197 applications per million people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.96 applications per million people, 11% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.83 applications per million people | 2.64 applications per million people | 8.28 applications per million people | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.61 applications per million people | 0.5206 applications per million people | 1.97 applications per million people | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6128 applications per million people | 0.1607 applications per million people | 1.13 applications per million people | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4806 applications per million people | 0.3197 applications per million people | 0.6416 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 122 Guatemala 0.5114 applications per million people compare
- 123 Bangladesh 0.4414 applications per million people compare
- 124 Bolivia 0.4189 applications per million people compare
- 126 Uganda 0.3049 applications per million people compare
- 127 Madagascar 0.2021 applications per million people compare
- 128 Haiti 0.1928 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for El Salvador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 176.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.77 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 547.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 138 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 138 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in El Salvador?
- Annual patent applications per million people in El Salvador was 0.3197 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.28 applications per million people in 1983.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1607 applications per million people in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- El Salvador ranks 125th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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