Patent applications, residents in Armenia

Armenia: Patent applications, residents was 40 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
40
Change on year
down 36.5%
World rank
84th
of 135 countries
All-time high
226
in 2008
All-time low
40
in 2021
Years of data
28
1993–2021

Patent applications, residents in Armenia, 1993–2021

501001502002501993200720211993: 1841994: 1541995: 1871996: 1621997: 621998: 751999: 1092000: 1192001: 1402002: 2002003: 1512005: 2062006: 1922007: 1352008: 2262009: 1162010: 1362011: 1212012: 1372013: 1252014: 1212015: 1132016: 1252017: 1072018: 1012019: 1122020: 632021: 40

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

Armenia recorded 40 for patent applications, residents in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of down 36.5% on the previous year and down 66.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Armenia peaked at 226 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2021.

That places Armenia 84th 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 28 years of available data.

Patent applications, residents in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Patent applications, residents in Armenia, 1993 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1993 184
1994 154 -16.3%
1995 187 +21.4%
1996 162 -13.4%
1997 62 -61.7%
1998 75 +21.0%
1999 109 +45.3%
2000 119 +9.2%
2001 140 +17.6%
2002 200 +42.9%
2003 151 -24.5%
2005 206 +36.4%
2006 192 -6.8%
2007 135 -29.7%
2008 226 +67.4%
2009 116 -48.7%
2010 136 +17.2%
2011 121 -11.0%
2012 137 +13.2%
2013 125 -8.8%
2014 121 -3.2%
2015 113 -6.6%
2016 125 +10.6%
2017 107 -14.4%
2018 101 -5.6%
2019 112 +10.9%
2020 63 -43.8%
2021 40 -36.5%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 40 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109, 37% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 40 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 276, 14% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 133.29 62 187 7
2000s 165 116 226 9
2010s 119.8 101 137 10
2020s 51.5 40 63 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications, residents in Armenia?
Patent applications, residents in Armenia was 40 in 2021, 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 Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 226 in 2008.
What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2021.
How does Armenia rank for patent applications, residents?
Armenia ranks 84th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia 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, residents
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
147 places, 4,224 data points, 1980–2021
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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.