Annual patent applications per million people in Haiti

Haiti: Annual patent applications per million people was 0.1928 applications per million people in 2014. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2014)
0.1928 applications per million people
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
128th
of 135 countries
All-time high
1.4 applications per million people
in 1987
All-time low
0.1009 applications per million people
in 2011
Years of data
14
1980–2014

Annual patent applications per million people in Haiti, 1980–2014

00.511.51980199720141980: 0.712 applications per million people1982: 0.343 applications per million people1983: 0.168 applications per million people1984: 0.33 applications per million people1985: 0.969 applications per million people1986: 0.633 applications per million people1987: 1.4 applications per million people1988: 0.152 applications per million people1991: 0.429 applications per million people1996: 0.389 applications per million people1999: 0.123 applications per million people2011: 0.101 applications per million people2012: 0.199 applications per million people2014: 0.193 applications per million people

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

Haiti recorded 0.1928 applications per million people for annual patent applications per million people in 2014.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Haiti peaked at 1.4 applications per million people in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1009 applications per million people, in 2011.

That places Haiti 128th out of 135 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.588 applications per million people 0.152 applications per million people 1.4 applications per million people 8
1990s 0.3136 applications per million people 0.1227 applications per million people 0.4289 applications per million people 3
2010s 0.1641 applications per million people 0.1009 applications per million people 0.1986 applications per million people 3

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 125 El Salvador 0.3197 applications per million people compare
  2. 126 Uganda 0.3049 applications per million people compare
  3. 127 Madagascar 0.2021 applications per million people compare
  4. 129 Malawi 0.1709 applications per million people compare
  5. 130 Nicaragua 0.1648 applications per million people compare
  6. 131 Burundi 0.1585 applications per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual patent applications per million people in Haiti?
Annual patent applications per million people in Haiti was 0.1928 applications per million people in 2014, 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 Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 1.4 applications per million people in 1987.
What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1009 applications per million people in 2011.
How does Haiti rank for annual patent applications per million people?
Haiti ranks 128th out of 135 countries with data for 2014.
Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Haiti 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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About this data

Indicator
Annual patent applications per million people
Unit
applications per million people
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 3,804 data points, 1980–2021
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