Patent applications, residents in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Patent applications, residents was 87 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, residents in Bangladesh, 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 Bangladesh is 87, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.9% on the previous year and up 97.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Bangladesh peaked at 87 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16, in 1986.
That places Bangladesh 73rd out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, residents in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34 | — |
| 1981 | 39 | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 62 | +55.0% |
| 1985 | 40 | -35.5% |
| 1986 | 16 | -60.0% |
| 1987 | 23 | +43.8% |
| 1988 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 32 | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 36 | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 72 | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 36 | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 39 | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 70 | +79.5% |
| 1996 | 22 | -68.6% |
| 1997 | 46 | +109.1% |
| 1998 | 32 | -30.4% |
| 1999 | 49 | +53.1% |
| 2000 | 70 | +42.9% |
| 2001 | 59 | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 43 | -27.1% |
| 2003 | 58 | +34.9% |
| 2004 | 48 | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 50 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 22 | -56.0% |
| 2007 | 29 | +31.8% |
| 2008 | 60 | +106.9% |
| 2009 | 55 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 66 | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 37 | -43.9% |
| 2012 | 67 | +81.1% |
| 2013 | 60 | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 44 | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 41 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 77 | +87.8% |
| 2017 | 61 | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 69 | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 68 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 40 | -41.2% |
| 2021 | 74 | +85.0% |
| 2022 | 76 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 67 | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 87 | +29.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 87 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23, 3.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 87 is above the median for South Asia, which is 87, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35 | 16 | 62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.4 | 22 | 72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.4 | 22 | 70 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59 | 37 | 77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8 | 40 | 87 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More science & technology data for Bangladesh
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 187.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 1,468 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 302 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 302 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Bangladesh?
- Patent applications, residents in Bangladesh was 87 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 87 in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 1986.
- How does Bangladesh rank for patent applications, residents?
- Bangladesh ranks 73rd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.