Patent applications, residents in Bolivia
Bolivia: Patent applications, residents was 10 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Bolivia, 1980–2022
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 Bolivia is 10, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Bolivia peaked at 59 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1984.
That places Bolivia 105th out of 139 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8 | — |
| 1981 | 12 | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 18 | +50.0% |
| 1983 | 11 | -38.9% |
| 1984 | 4 | -63.6% |
| 1985 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 26 | +420.0% |
| 1994 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 17 | -39.3% |
| 2014 | 9 | -47.1% |
| 2016 | 12 | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 59 | +391.7% |
| 2020 | 8 | -86.4% |
| 2021 | 5 | -37.5% |
| 2022 | 10 | +100.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 10 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23, 43% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 10 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11, 91% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.67 | 4 | 18 | 6 |
| 1990s | 23.67 | 17 | 28 | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.67 | 9 | 59 | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.67 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More science & technology data for Bolivia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 98.03 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9803 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 12.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 11.32 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.7569 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 216 (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 216 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Bolivia?
- Patent applications, residents in Bolivia was 10 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 59 in 2017.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1984.
- How does Bolivia rank for patent applications, residents?
- Bolivia ranks 105th out of 139 countries with data for 2022.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.