Patent applications, residents in Bahamas
Bahamas: Patent applications, residents was 4 in 2017. ▬ Flat
Patent applications, residents in Bahamas, 1981–2017
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
In 2017, patent applications, residents in Bahamas stood at 4. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Bahamas peaked at 4 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1986.
Bahamas ranks 119th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Patent applications, residents in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | — |
| 1982 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1988 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +33.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 322, 1% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 4 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11, 36% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.67 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.33 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
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- 120 Trinidad and Tobago 3 compare
More science & technology data for Bahamas
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 96.68 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9668 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 387,960 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 39.92 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 48 (2017)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 48 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Bahamas?
- Patent applications, residents in Bahamas was 4 in 2017, 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1988.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1986.
- How does Bahamas rank for patent applications, residents?
- Bahamas ranks 119th out of 139 countries with data for 2017.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.