Annual patent applications per million people in Vietnam
Vietnam: Annual patent applications per million people was 10.77 applications per million people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
10.77 applications per million people
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
72nd
of 135 countries
All-time high
10.77 applications per million people
in 2021
All-time low
0.116 applications per million people
in 1986
Years of data
36
1984–2021
Annual patent applications per million people in Vietnam, 1984–2021
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
Vietnam recorded 10.77 applications per million people for annual patent applications per million people in 2021. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 217.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Vietnam peaked at 10.77 applications per million people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.116 applications per million people, in 1986.
That places Vietnam 72nd out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual patent applications per million people in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.9011 applications per million people | — |
| 1986 | 0.116 applications per million people | -87.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3183 applications per million people | +174.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7171 applications per million people | +125.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8854 applications per million people | +23.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5531 applications per million people | -37.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4981 applications per million people | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4599 applications per million people | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3105 applications per million people | -32.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3192 applications per million people | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5058 applications per million people | +58.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4042 applications per million people | -20.1% |
| 1998 | 0.332 applications per million people | -17.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4588 applications per million people | +38.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4407 applications per million people | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6669 applications per million people | +51.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8759 applications per million people | +31.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9803 applications per million people | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 1.28 applications per million people | +30.8% |
| 2005 | 2.22 applications per million people | +73.1% |
| 2006 | 2.39 applications per million people | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 2.62 applications per million people | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 2.4 applications per million people | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 2.98 applications per million people | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 3.5 applications per million people | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 3.39 applications per million people | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 4.27 applications per million people | +25.9% |
| 2013 | 4.89 applications per million people | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 5.31 applications per million people | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 6.27 applications per million people | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 5.96 applications per million people | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 6.22 applications per million people | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 6.71 applications per million people | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 7.41 applications per million people | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 10.41 applications per million people | +40.5% |
| 2021 | 10.77 applications per million people | +3.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 10.77 applications per million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.24 applications per million people, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 10.77 applications per million people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.98 applications per million people, 37% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patent applications per million people in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +174.4% | 0.116 applications per million people | 0.3183 applications per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5131 applications per million people | 0.116 applications per million people | 0.9011 applications per million people | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.4727 applications per million people | 0.3105 applications per million people | 0.8854 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 applications per million people | 0.4407 applications per million people | 2.98 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.39 applications per million people | 3.39 applications per million people | 7.41 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.59 applications per million people | 10.41 applications per million people | 10.77 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 69 Uzbekistan 12.06 applications per million people compare
- 70 Sri Lanka 12.01 applications per million people compare
- 71 Azerbaijan 11.74 applications per million people compare
- 73 Bahamas 10.24 applications per million people compare
- 74 Malta 9.65 applications per million people compare
- 75 Albania 9.24 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Vietnam
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 127.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 128.87 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 419.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 10,644 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Vietnam?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Vietnam was 10.77 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 10.77 applications per million people in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.116 applications per million people in 1986.
- How does Vietnam rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Vietnam ranks 72nd out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 217.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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