Annual patent applications per million people in Honduras
Honduras: Annual patent applications per million people was 0.8192 applications per million people in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Annual patent applications per million people in Honduras, 1980–2018
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
Honduras recorded 0.8192 applications per million people for annual patent applications per million people in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 96.4% on the previous year and up 249.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Honduras peaked at 15.91 applications per million people in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.2342 applications per million people, in 2011.
Honduras ranks 115th 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.61 applications per million people | — |
| 1982 | 15.91 applications per million people | +888.6% |
| 1983 | 3.92 applications per million people | -75.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9524 applications per million people | -75.7% |
| 1985 | 2.78 applications per million people | +191.4% |
| 1987 | 2.62 applications per million people | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 1.2 applications per million people | -54.1% |
| 1995 | 1.22 applications per million people | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.69 applications per million people | +38.9% |
| 1998 | 1.76 applications per million people | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 1.25 applications per million people | -29.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6081 applications per million people | -51.3% |
| 2001 | 1.04 applications per million people | +70.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 applications per million people | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2342 applications per million people | -76.8% |
| 2012 | 0.918 applications per million people | +292.0% |
| 2013 | 0.675 applications per million people | -26.5% |
| 2015 | 0.433 applications per million people | -35.8% |
| 2016 | 1.06 applications per million people | +145.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4172 applications per million people | -60.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8192 applications per million people | +96.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.8192 applications per million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.54 applications per million people, 53% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.8192 applications per million people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.96 applications per million people, 28% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patent applications per million people in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +888.6% | 1.61 applications per million people | 15.91 applications per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.63 applications per million people | 0.9524 applications per million people | 15.91 applications per million people | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.43 applications per million people | 1.2 applications per million people | 1.76 applications per million people | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8842 applications per million people | 0.6081 applications per million people | 1.04 applications per million people | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6513 applications per million people | 0.2342 applications per million people | 1.06 applications per million people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 112 Botswana 1.25 applications per million people compare
- 113 Rwanda 1.05 applications per million people compare
- 114 Mozambique 0.9461 applications per million people compare
- 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
More science & technology data for Honduras
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 70.94 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7094 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 70.8 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 130.35 (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Honduras?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Honduras was 0.8192 applications per million people in 2018, 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 15.91 applications per million people in 1982.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2342 applications per million people in 2011.
- How does Honduras rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Honduras ranks 115th out of 135 countries with data for 2018.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 249.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras 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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