Patent applications, residents in Brazil
Brazil: Patent applications, residents was 4,666 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, residents in Brazil, 1980–2021
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 4,666, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Brazil peaked at 5,480 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,855, in 1986.
Brazil ranks 15th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 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% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 4,666 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109, 42.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 4,666 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21, 222.2× 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 | 4,973 | 4,666 | 5,280 | 2 |
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)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 58,292 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Brazil?
- Patent applications, residents in Brazil was 4,666 in 2021, 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 5,480 in 2017.
- 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 15th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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.