Annual patent applications per million people in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Annual patent applications per million people was 41.22 applications per million people in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
41.22 applications per million people
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
40th
of 135 countries
All-time high
186.58 applications per million people
in 1993
All-time low
24.98 applications per million people
in 1992
Years of data
27
1992–2020

Annual patent applications per million people in Kazakhstan, 1992–2020

0501001502001992200620201992: 25 applications per million people1993: 186.6 applications per million people1994: 81.7 applications per million people1995: 61.6 applications per million people1996: 62.3 applications per million people1997: 73 applications per million people1998: 79.5 applications per million people1999: 87.5 applications per million people2000: 90.3 applications per million people2001: 103.2 applications per million people2002: 101.8 applications per million people2003: 107.7 applications per million people2004: 110.8 applications per million people2005: 95.4 applications per million people2006: 89 applications per million people2007: 100.4 applications per million people2008: 90.3 applications per million people2009: 91 applications per million people2010: 100.4 applications per million people2011: 82.9 applications per million people2013: 103.9 applications per million people2014: 97.8 applications per million people2015: 70.3 applications per million people2016: 54.1 applications per million people2017: 56.6 applications per million people2018: 41.7 applications per million people2020: 41.2 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

In 2020, annual patent applications per million people in Kazakhstan stood at 41.22 applications per million people.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Kazakhstan peaked at 186.58 applications per million people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 24.98 applications per million people, in 1992.

That places Kazakhstan 40th out of 135 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 82.14 applications per million people 24.98 applications per million people 186.58 applications per million people 8
2000s 97.99 applications per million people 88.99 applications per million people 110.79 applications per million people 10
2010s 75.95 applications per million people 41.67 applications per million people 103.89 applications per million people 8
2020s 41.22 applications per million people 41.22 applications per million people 41.22 applications per million people 1

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 37 Guyana 49.05 applications per million people compare
  2. 38 Saudi Arabia 45.41 applications per million people compare
  3. 39 Hungary 44.96 applications per million people compare
  4. 41 Romania 40.37 applications per million people compare
  5. 42 Greece 37.27 applications per million people compare
  6. 43 Mongolia 32.21 applications per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual patent applications per million people in Kazakhstan?
Annual patent applications per million people in Kazakhstan was 41.22 applications per million people in 2020, 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 Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 186.58 applications per million people in 1993.
What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 24.98 applications per million people in 1992.
How does Kazakhstan rank for annual patent applications per million people?
Kazakhstan ranks 40th out of 135 countries with data for 2020.
Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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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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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