Annual patent applications per million people in Guyana
Guyana: Annual patent applications per million people was 49.05 applications per million people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
49.05 applications per million people
Change on year
up 1,841.3%
World rank
37th
of 135 countries
All-time high
49.05 applications per million people
in 2021
All-time low
1.29 applications per million people
in 1983
Years of data
7
1983–2021
Annual patent applications per million people in Guyana, 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
In 2021, annual patent applications per million people in Guyana stood at 49.05 applications per million people. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,841.3% on the previous year and up 3,599.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Guyana peaked at 49.05 applications per million people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.29 applications per million people, in 1983.
That places Guyana 37th out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual patent applications per million people in Guyana, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1.29 applications per million people | — |
| 1985 | 1.3 applications per million people | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 11.72 applications per million people | +804.0% |
| 2014 | 1.33 applications per million people | -88.7% |
| 2016 | 1.31 applications per million people | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.53 applications per million people | +92.9% |
| 2021 | 49.05 applications per million people | +1841.3% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 49.05 applications per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.04 applications per million people, 82% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 49.05 applications per million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.96 applications per million people, 16.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.77 applications per million people | 1.29 applications per million people | 11.72 applications per million people | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.72 applications per million people | 1.31 applications per million people | 2.53 applications per million people | 3 |
| 2020s | 49.05 applications per million people | 49.05 applications per million people | 49.05 applications per million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 34 Latvia 55.19 applications per million people compare
- 35 Hong Kong 54.09 applications per million people compare
- 36 Czechia 51.5 applications per million people compare
- 38 Saudi Arabia 45.41 applications per million people compare
- 39 Hungary 44.96 applications per million people compare
- 40 Kazakhstan 41.22 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Guyana
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.56 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 924,876 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.38 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.24 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 8.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 49.61 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Guyana?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Guyana was 49.05 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 49.05 applications per million people in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 applications per million people in 1983.
- How does Guyana rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Guyana ranks 37th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,599.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana 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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