Annual patent applications per million people in Uruguay
Uruguay: Annual patent applications per million people was 6.79 applications per million people in 2017. ▼ Falling
Annual patent applications per million people in Uruguay, 1980–2017
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
The most recent figure for annual patent applications per million people in Uruguay is 6.79 applications per million people, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Uruguay peaked at 23.96 applications per million people in 1981 and was at its lowest, 5.67 applications per million people, in 1994.
Uruguay ranks 84th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.33 applications per million people | 7.45 applications per million people | 23.96 applications per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.28 applications per million people | 5.67 applications per million people | 12.42 applications per million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.99 applications per million people | 7.3 applications per million people | 15.88 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.51 applications per million people | 6.01 applications per million people | 11.02 applications per million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 81 Egypt 7.94 applications per million people compare
- 82 United Arab Emirates 7.21 applications per million people compare
- 83 Morocco 6.87 applications per million people compare
- 85 Oman 6.67 applications per million people compare
- 86 Algeria 5.99 applications per million people compare
- 87 Jamaica 5.64 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Uruguay
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,060 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 4.93 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 145.5 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 145.5 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 500 (2017)
- Share of the population using the Internet 92.0% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 23 (2017)
- Research and development expenditure 0.7% (2023)
- Number of people using the Internet 2.98 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 33.04 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Uruguay?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Uruguay was 6.79 applications per million people in 2017, 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 23.96 applications per million people in 1981.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.67 applications per million people in 1994.
- How does Uruguay rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Uruguay ranks 84th out of 135 countries with data for 2017.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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