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
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.
Annual patent applications per million people in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24.98 applications per million people | — |
| 1993 | 186.58 applications per million people | +646.8% |
| 1994 | 81.73 applications per million people | -56.2% |
| 1995 | 61.62 applications per million people | -24.6% |
| 1996 | 62.26 applications per million people | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 72.99 applications per million people | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 79.5 applications per million people | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 87.47 applications per million people | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 90.25 applications per million people | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 103.17 applications per million people | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 101.81 applications per million people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 107.7 applications per million people | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 110.79 applications per million people | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 95.38 applications per million people | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 88.99 applications per million people | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 100.45 applications per million people | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 90.28 applications per million people | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 91.04 applications per million people | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 100.44 applications per million people | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 82.91 applications per million people | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 103.89 applications per million people | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 97.78 applications per million people | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 70.28 applications per million people | -28.1% |
| 2016 | 54.07 applications per million people | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 56.56 applications per million people | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 41.67 applications per million people | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 41.22 applications per million people | -1.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 41.22 applications per million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.24 applications per million people, 4.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 41.22 applications per million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.22 applications per million people, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patent applications per million people in Kazakhstan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +646.8% | 24.98 applications per million people | 186.58 applications per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 37 Guyana 49.05 applications per million people compare
- 38 Saudi Arabia 45.41 applications per million people compare
- 39 Hungary 44.96 applications per million people compare
- 41 Romania 40.37 applications per million people compare
- 42 Greece 37.27 applications per million people compare
- 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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