Patent applications, residents in Argentina
Argentina: Patent applications, residents was 445 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, residents in Argentina, 1980–2024
Source: WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, residents in Argentina is 445, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Argentina peaked at 1,269 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 393, in 2017.
That places Argentina 48th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Patent applications, residents in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1,269 | — |
| 1981 | 954 | -24.8% |
| 1982 | 951 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1,102 | +15.9% |
| 1984 | 1,182 | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 955 | -19.2% |
| 1991 | 943 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 503 | -46.7% |
| 1993 | 787 | +56.5% |
| 1994 | 694 | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 676 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 1,097 | +62.3% |
| 1997 | 824 | -24.9% |
| 1998 | 861 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 899 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 1,062 | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 691 | -34.9% |
| 2002 | 718 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 792 | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 786 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1,054 | +34.1% |
| 2006 | 1,020 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 937 | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 801 | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 640 | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 552 | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 688 | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 735 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 643 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 509 | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 546 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 884 | +61.9% |
| 2017 | 393 | -55.5% |
| 2018 | 425 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 442 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 930 | +110.4% |
| 2021 | 406 | -56.3% |
| 2022 | 444 | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 421 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 445 | +5.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 445 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 3.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 445 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11, 40.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Argentina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +110.4% | 442 | 930 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,092 | 951 | 1,269 | 5 |
| 1990s | 823.9 | 503 | 1,097 | 10 |
| 2000s | 850.1 | 640 | 1,062 | 10 |
| 2010s | 581.7 | 393 | 884 | 10 |
| 2020s | 529.2 | 406 | 930 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More science & technology data for Argentina
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.24 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 64.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 22.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 3,146 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 3,146 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Argentina?
- Patent applications, residents in Argentina was 445 in 2024, according to WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans.
- What is the highest patent applications, residents recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1,269 in 1980.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 393 in 2017.
- How does Argentina rank for patent applications, residents?
- Argentina ranks 48th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as part of Patent applications, residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.