Patent applications, residents in Bhutan
Bhutan: Patent applications, residents was 6 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Bhutan, 2012–2024
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
In 2024, patent applications, residents in Bhutan stood at 6. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 500.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Bhutan peaked at 6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2015.
Bhutan ranks 115th of 139 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% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +500.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23, 26% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 6 is below the median for South Asia, which is 87, 7% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.17 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.5 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 12 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 12 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Bhutan?
- Patent applications, residents in Bhutan was 6 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2024.
- 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 115th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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.