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
Latest (2018)
0.1403 applications per million people
Change on year
down 67.2%
World rank
132nd
of 135 countries
All-time high
0.8385 applications per million people
in 2006
All-time low
0.1403 applications per million people
in 2018
Years of data
9
2005–2018
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.
Annual patent applications per million people in Laos, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5111 applications per million people | — |
| 2006 | 0.8385 applications per million people | +64.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3302 applications per million people | -60.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1626 applications per million people | -50.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1513 applications per million people | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1492 applications per million people | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.147 applications per million people | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4275 applications per million people | +190.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1403 applications per million people | -67.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.1403 applications per million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.54 applications per million people, 9% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.1403 applications per million people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.98 applications per million people, 0% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
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
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 64.76 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6476 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.96 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 21.51 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 72.2 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (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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