Annual patent applications per million people in Ukraine
Ukraine: Annual patent applications per million people was 29.39 applications per million people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
29.39 applications per million people
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
45th
of 135 countries
All-time high
165.94 applications per million people
in 1993
All-time low
5.91 applications per million people
in 1992
Years of data
30
1992–2021
Annual patent applications per million people in Ukraine, 1992–2021
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
In 2021, annual patent applications per million people in Ukraine stood at 29.39 applications per million people.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Ukraine peaked at 165.94 applications per million people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5.91 applications per million people, in 1992.
That places Ukraine 45th 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 30 years of available data.
Annual patent applications per million people in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.91 applications per million people | — |
| 1993 | 165.94 applications per million people | +2709.9% |
| 1994 | 102.83 applications per million people | -38.0% |
| 1995 | 92.98 applications per million people | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 70.98 applications per million people | -23.7% |
| 1997 | 92.31 applications per million people | +30.0% |
| 1998 | 105.58 applications per million people | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 108.07 applications per million people | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 113.41 applications per million people | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 146.78 applications per million people | +29.4% |
| 2002 | 32.89 applications per million people | -77.6% |
| 2003 | 33.84 applications per million people | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 85.24 applications per million people | +151.9% |
| 2005 | 74.35 applications per million people | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 73.48 applications per million people | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 73.09 applications per million people | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 60.34 applications per million people | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 52.21 applications per million people | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 55.02 applications per million people | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 57.2 applications per million people | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 53.91 applications per million people | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 61.92 applications per million people | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 53.45 applications per million people | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 49.6 applications per million people | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 48.95 applications per million people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 50.25 applications per million people | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 46.61 applications per million people | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 46.64 applications per million people | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 30.46 applications per million people | -34.7% |
| 2021 | 29.39 applications per million people | -3.5% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 29.39 applications per million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.24 applications per million people, 3.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 29.39 applications per million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.22 applications per million people, 71% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patent applications per million people in Ukraine 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 | +2709.9% | 5.91 applications per million people | 165.94 applications per million people |
| 2004 | +151.9% | 33.84 applications per million people | 85.24 applications per million people |
| 2002 | -77.6% | 146.78 applications per million people | 32.89 applications per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.07 applications per million people | 5.91 applications per million people | 165.94 applications per million people | 8 |
| 2000s | 74.56 applications per million people | 32.89 applications per million people | 146.78 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.35 applications per million people | 46.61 applications per million people | 61.92 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.93 applications per million people | 29.39 applications per million people | 30.46 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 42 Greece 37.27 applications per million people compare
- 43 Mongolia 32.21 applications per million people compare
- 44 Belarus 29.67 applications per million people compare
- 46 South Africa 29.33 applications per million people compare
- 47 Lithuania 28.84 applications per million people compare
- 48 Spain 27.57 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Ukraine
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 133.38 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.33 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 50.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 86.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 10.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Ukraine?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Ukraine was 29.39 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 165.94 applications per million people in 1993.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.91 applications per million people in 1992.
- How does Ukraine rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Ukraine ranks 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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