Patent applications, residents in Brunei
Brunei: Patent applications, residents was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Brunei, 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 Brunei stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 96.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Brunei peaked at 26 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2024.
Brunei ranks 129th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20 | — |
| 2013 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26 | +30.0% |
| 2016 | 16 | -38.5% |
| 2017 | 8 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 26 | +225.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | -69.2% |
| 2020 | 5 | -37.5% |
| 2021 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -50.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 322, 0% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 873, 0% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.71 | 8 | 26 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More science & technology data for Brunei
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 546,615 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 103.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4576 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.3604 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 137 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Brunei?
- Patent applications, residents in Brunei was 1 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 26 in 2014.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2024.
- How does Brunei rank for patent applications, residents?
- Brunei ranks 129th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei 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.