{"entity":{"iso2":"TN","iso3":"TUN","name":"Tunisia","slug":"tunisia"},"indicator":{"licence":"CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)","slug":"patent-applications-per-million","source":"World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) \u2013 processed by Our World i","source_url":"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/patent-applications-per-million","title":"Annual patent applications per million people","unit":"applications per million people"},"observations":[{"date":"1980-01-01","value":4.08707},{"date":"1981-01-01","value":4.14306},{"date":"1983-01-01","value":2.69358},{"date":"1984-01-01","value":1.66204},{"date":"1985-01-01","value":1.88936},{"date":"1986-01-01","value":3.68406},{"date":"1987-01-01","value":3.33762},{"date":"1988-01-01","value":2.50801},{"date":"1989-01-01","value":3.18953},{"date":"1990-01-01","value":3.24343},{"date":"1991-01-01","value":3.05817},{"date":"1992-01-01","value":2.53383},{"date":"1993-01-01","value":4.74152},{"date":"1994-01-01","value":4.32447},{"date":"1995-01-01","value":3.38381},{"date":"1996-01-01","value":4.84161},{"date":"1997-01-01","value":4.35185},{"date":"1998-01-01","value":3.98253},{"date":"1999-01-01","value":6.93872},{"date":"2000-01-01","value":4.81314},{"date":"2001-01-01","value":2.22905},{"date":"2002-01-01","value":4.51286},{"date":"2003-01-01","value":3.47511},{"date":"2004-01-01","value":4.52481},{"date":"2005-01-01","value":5.4605},{"date":"2006-01-01","value":7.44219},{"date":"2007-01-01","value":7.27851},{"date":"2008-01-01","value":7.20882},{"date":"2009-01-01","value":9.85852},{"date":"2010-01-01","value":10.496},{"date":"2011-01-01","value":12.5849},{"date":"2012-01-01","value":13.6244},{"date":"2013-01-01","value":10.0526},{"date":"2014-01-01","value":12.595},{"date":"2015-01-01","value":15.7863},{"date":"2016-01-01","value":20.384},{"date":"2017-01-01","value":14.7633},{"date":"2018-01-01","value":15.2989}],"summary":{"latest_period":"2018-01-01","latest_value":15.2989,"max":20.384,"mean":6.60483,"min":1.66204,"of":135,"rank":63,"trend":"volatile"}}