Patent applications, residents in Cuba
Cuba: Patent applications, residents was 12 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Cuba, 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
In 2024, patent applications, residents in Cuba stood at 12.
That represents a change of down 29.4% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Cuba peaked at 214 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1992.
Cuba ranks 99th 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 Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 129 | — |
| 1981 | 122 | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 183 | +50.0% |
| 1983 | 166 | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 214 | +28.9% |
| 1992 | 1 | -99.5% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 121 | +12000.0% |
| 1995 | 104 | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 83 | -20.2% |
| 1997 | 109 | +31.3% |
| 1999 | 110 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 105 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 94 | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 74 | -21.3% |
| 2008 | 69 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 59 | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 62 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 38 | -38.7% |
| 2013 | 27 | -28.9% |
| 2014 | 24 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 32 | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 29 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 33 | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 21 | -36.4% |
| 2023 | 17 | -19.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | -29.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 12 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 9% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 12 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Cuba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +12000.0% | 1 | 121 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 162.8 | 122 | 214 | 5 |
| 1990s | 75.57 | 1 | 121 | 7 |
| 2000s | 80.2 | 59 | 105 | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.5 | 24 | 62 | 8 |
| 2020s | 20.75 | 12 | 33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More science & technology data for Cuba
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 72.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7293 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 30 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 30 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Cuba?
- Patent applications, residents in Cuba was 12 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 214 in 1984.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1992.
- How does Cuba rank for patent applications, residents?
- Cuba ranks 99th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba 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.