Annual patent applications per million people in Laos
Laos: Annual patent applications per million people was 0.1403 applications per million people in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Annual patent applications per million people in Laos, 2005–2018
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
In 2018, annual patent applications per million people in Laos stood at 0.1403 applications per million people. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 67.2% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Laos peaked at 0.8385 applications per million people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1403 applications per million people, in 2018.
Laos ranks 132nd of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4606 applications per million people | 0.1626 applications per million people | 0.8385 applications per million people | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.203 applications per million people | 0.1403 applications per million people | 0.4275 applications per million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 129 Malawi 0.1709 applications per million people compare
- 130 Nicaragua 0.1648 applications per million people compare
- 131 Burundi 0.1585 applications per million people compare
- 133 Burkina Faso 0.1236 applications per million people compare
- 134 Tajikistan 0.1049 applications per million people compare
- 135 Ethiopia 0.0505 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Laos
- Scientific and technical journal articles 72.2 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 4.96 million (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 64.76 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 64.76 per 100 people (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 58 (2018)
- Share of the population using the Internet 65.6% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 1 (2018)
- Number of people using the Internet 4.62 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 2.72 per 100 people (2023)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 208,504 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Laos?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Laos was 0.1403 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8385 applications per million people in 2006.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1403 applications per million people in 2018.
- How does Laos rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Laos ranks 132nd out of 135 countries with data for 2018.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos 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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