Patent applications, residents in Colombia
Colombia: Patent applications, residents was 270 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Colombia, 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 Colombia is 270, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Colombia peaked at 1,104 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39, in 1981.
Colombia ranks 57th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43 | — |
| 1981 | 39 | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 82 | +110.3% |
| 1984 | 69 | -15.9% |
| 1985 | 72 | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 81 | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 52 | -35.8% |
| 1988 | 85 | +63.5% |
| 1989 | 90 | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 85 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 120 | +41.2% |
| 1993 | 138 | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 124 | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 141 | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 87 | -38.3% |
| 1997 | 80 | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 161 | +101.2% |
| 1999 | 68 | -57.8% |
| 2000 | 75 | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 65 | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 54 | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 82 | +51.9% |
| 2004 | 76 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 99 | +30.3% |
| 2006 | 142 | +43.4% |
| 2007 | 128 | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 126 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 128 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 133 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 183 | +37.6% |
| 2012 | 213 | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 251 | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 260 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 321 | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 545 | +69.8% |
| 2017 | 595 | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 415 | -30.3% |
| 2019 | 422 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 369 | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 432 | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 1,104 | +155.6% |
| 2023 | 266 | -75.9% |
| 2024 | 270 | +1.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 270 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 270 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11, 24.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +155.6% | 432 | 1,104 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.11 | 39 | 90 | 9 |
| 1990s | 111.56 | 68 | 161 | 9 |
| 2000s | 97.5 | 54 | 142 | 10 |
| 2010s | 333.8 | 133 | 595 | 10 |
| 2020s | 488.2 | 266 | 1,104 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More science & technology data for Colombia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 174.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.74 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 92.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 78.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1,661 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,661 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Colombia?
- Patent applications, residents in Colombia was 270 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,104 in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 in 1981.
- How does Colombia rank for patent applications, residents?
- Colombia ranks 57th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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.