Patent applications, residents in Barbados
Barbados: Patent applications, residents was 1 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Barbados, 1984–2022
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 Barbados is 1, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 66.7% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Barbados peaked at 7 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2008.
That places Barbados 129th out of 139 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Patent applications, residents in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 3 | — |
| 2003 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2013 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 7 | +600.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | -57.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | -66.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 322, 0% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11, 9% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.67 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More science & technology data for Barbados
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 114.58 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.15 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 323,482 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 752.28 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 12 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Barbados?
- Patent applications, residents in Barbados was 1 in 2022, 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2020.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2008.
- How does Barbados rank for patent applications, residents?
- Barbados ranks 129th out of 139 countries with data for 2022.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados 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.