Annual patent applications per million people in Peru
Peru: Annual patent applications per million people was 2.84 applications per million people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
2.84 applications per million people
Change on year
down 25.5%
World rank
100th
of 135 countries
All-time high
4.72 applications per million people
in 1980
All-time low
0.9152 applications per million people
in 1992
Years of data
38
1980–2021
Annual patent applications per million people in Peru, 1980–2021
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
Peru recorded 2.84 applications per million people for annual patent applications per million people in 2021.
That represents a change of down 25.5% on the previous year and up 113.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Peru peaked at 4.72 applications per million people in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.9152 applications per million people, in 1992.
That places Peru 100th out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Annual patent applications per million people in Peru, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.72 applications per million people | — |
| 1981 | 2.81 applications per million people | -40.5% |
| 1982 | 3.07 applications per million people | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 4.12 applications per million people | +34.1% |
| 1985 | 2.09 applications per million people | -49.3% |
| 1986 | 2.39 applications per million people | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 2.09 applications per million people | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 2.52 applications per million people | +20.5% |
| 1990 | 2.23 applications per million people | -11.6% |
| 1991 | 1.38 applications per million people | -38.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9152 applications per million people | -33.6% |
| 1993 | 1.45 applications per million people | +58.7% |
| 1994 | 1.21 applications per million people | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 2.1 applications per million people | +72.6% |
| 1997 | 1.9 applications per million people | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 1.83 applications per million people | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.5 applications per million people | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 1.34 applications per million people | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 1.06 applications per million people | -20.4% |
| 2003 | 1.16 applications per million people | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 1.36 applications per million people | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9608 applications per million people | -29.6% |
| 2006 | 1.38 applications per million people | +43.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9814 applications per million people | -28.7% |
| 2008 | 1.08 applications per million people | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.28 applications per million people | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 1.34 applications per million people | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.33 applications per million people | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.83 applications per million people | +37.3% |
| 2013 | 2.45 applications per million people | +34.0% |
| 2014 | 2.76 applications per million people | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 2.2 applications per million people | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 2.33 applications per million people | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 3.19 applications per million people | +36.9% |
| 2018 | 2.79 applications per million people | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 4.22 applications per million people | +51.3% |
| 2020 | 3.81 applications per million people | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 2.84 applications per million people | -25.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2.84 applications per million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.24 applications per million people, 31% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Peru's 2.84 applications per million people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.96 applications per million people, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.97 applications per million people | 2.09 applications per million people | 4.72 applications per million people | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.63 applications per million people | 0.9152 applications per million people | 2.23 applications per million people | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.21 applications per million people | 0.9608 applications per million people | 1.5 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 applications per million people | 1.33 applications per million people | 4.22 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.32 applications per million people | 2.84 applications per million people | 3.81 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 97 Kenya 3.01 applications per million people compare
- 98 Costa Rica 2.96 applications per million people compare
- 99 Macao 2.93 applications per million people compare
- 101 Libya 2.41 applications per million people compare
- 102 Jordan 2.26 applications per million people compare
- 103 Bahrain 1.99 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Peru
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.62 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 42.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 32.25 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,242 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Peru?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Peru was 2.84 applications per million people in 2021, 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 applications per million people in 1980.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9152 applications per million people in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Peru ranks 100th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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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