Patent applications, residents in Brazil
Brazil: Patent applications, residents was 5,752 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, residents in Brazil, 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 Brazil is 5,752, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Brazil peaked at 5,752 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,855, in 1986.
Brazil ranks 14th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, residents in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2,149 | — |
| 1981 | 2,171 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 2,116 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 2,302 | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 2,062 | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 1,954 | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 1,855 | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 2,451 | +32.1% |
| 1988 | 2,338 | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 2,323 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 2,389 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 2,319 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 2,100 | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 2,429 | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 2,269 | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 2,707 | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 2,611 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 2,756 | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 2,491 | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 2,816 | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 3,179 | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 3,439 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 3,481 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3,866 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 4,044 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 4,054 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 3,956 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 4,194 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 4,280 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 4,271 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4,228 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 4,695 | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 4,798 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 4,959 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 4,659 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 4,641 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 5,200 | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 5,480 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 4,980 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 5,464 | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 5,280 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 4,666 | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 4,398 | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 4,973 | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 5,752 | +15.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 5,752 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 41.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 5,752 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11, 522.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,172 | 1,855 | 2,451 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,489 | 2,100 | 2,816 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,876 | 3,179 | 4,280 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,910 | 4,228 | 5,480 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,014 | 4,398 | 5,752 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More science & technology data for Brazil
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 101.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.02 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 216.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 25.52 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.8978 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 19,845 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 19,845 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Brazil?
- Patent applications, residents in Brazil was 5,752 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 5,752 in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,855 in 1986.
- How does Brazil rank for patent applications, residents?
- Brazil ranks 14th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.