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
Latest (2017)
6.79 applications per million people
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
84th
of 135 countries
All-time high
23.96 applications per million people
in 1981
All-time low
5.67 applications per million people
in 1994
Years of data
35
1980–2017
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.
Annual patent applications per million people in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.71 applications per million people | — |
| 1981 | 23.96 applications per million people | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 16.47 applications per million people | -31.3% |
| 1983 | 13.38 applications per million people | -18.7% |
| 1984 | 14.32 applications per million people | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 20.88 applications per million people | +45.8% |
| 1986 | 12.86 applications per million people | -38.4% |
| 1987 | 11.15 applications per million people | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 9.13 applications per million people | -18.1% |
| 1989 | 7.45 applications per million people | -18.3% |
| 1991 | 10.89 applications per million people | +46.1% |
| 1992 | 12.42 applications per million people | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 9.19 applications per million people | -26.0% |
| 1994 | 5.67 applications per million people | -38.3% |
| 1995 | 10.97 applications per million people | +93.4% |
| 1996 | 7.8 applications per million people | -28.9% |
| 1997 | 9.93 applications per million people | +27.3% |
| 1998 | 8.34 applications per million people | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 8.3 applications per million people | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 13.47 applications per million people | +62.4% |
| 2001 | 15.88 applications per million people | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 9.15 applications per million people | -42.4% |
| 2003 | 13.71 applications per million people | +49.9% |
| 2004 | 11.27 applications per million people | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 7.3 applications per million people | -35.2% |
| 2006 | 9.42 applications per million people | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 10.62 applications per million people | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 9.99 applications per million people | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 9.06 applications per million people | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 6.93 applications per million people | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 6.01 applications per million people | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 6.6 applications per million people | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 11.02 applications per million people | +67.1% |
| 2015 | 7.72 applications per million people | -30.0% |
| 2017 | 6.79 applications per million people | -12.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 6.79 applications per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.04 applications per million people, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 6.79 applications per million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.96 applications per million people, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
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
- 86 Algeria 5.99 applications per million people compare
- 87 Jamaica 5.64 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Uruguay
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 145.5 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.46 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 27.43 units per square kilometre (2023)
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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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