Patent applications, residents in Bhutan
Bhutan: Patent applications, residents was 1 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Bhutan, 2012–2019
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 2019, patent applications, residents in Bhutan stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% over ten years.
Bhutan ranks 129th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Patent applications, residents in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | — |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2016 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1 is below the median for South Asia, which is 74, 1% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 129 Cape Verde 1
- 129 Cyprus 1 compare
- 129 Laos 1 compare
- 129 Nicaragua 1
- 129 Samoa 1 compare
- 129 Tajikistan 1 compare
More science & technology data for Bhutan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 99.76 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9976 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 789,606 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 19.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 102.52 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Bhutan?
- Patent applications, residents in Bhutan was 1 in 2019, 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2016.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2015.
- How does Bhutan rank for patent applications, residents?
- Bhutan ranks 129th out of 135 countries with data for 2019.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.