Patent applications, residents in Ecuador
Ecuador: Patent applications, residents was 53 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador is 53, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 120.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Ecuador peaked at 53 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2008.
Ecuador ranks 81st 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35 | — |
| 1981 | 14 | -60.0% |
| 1982 | 22 | +57.1% |
| 1983 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 27 | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 21 | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 24 | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 13 | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 23 | +76.9% |
| 1993 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 4 | -81.0% |
| 1995 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 15 | +87.5% |
| 2000 | 10 | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 7 | -30.0% |
| 2002 | 13 | +85.7% |
| 2003 | 7 | -46.2% |
| 2004 | 14 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 11 | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 8 | -27.3% |
| 2007 | 4 | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2014 | 24 | +242.9% |
| 2015 | 20 | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 45 | +125.0% |
| 2017 | 16 | -64.4% |
| 2018 | 34 | +112.5% |
| 2019 | 29 | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 33 | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 27 | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 41 | +51.9% |
| 2024 | 53 | +29.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 53 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 38% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 53 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11, 4.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.11 | 14 | 35 | 9 |
| 1990s | 12.38 | 4 | 23 | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.2 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.38 | 4 | 45 | 8 |
| 2020s | 37.8 | 27 | 53 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More science & technology data for Ecuador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 101.6 (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 18.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5602 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 371 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 371 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Ecuador?
- Patent applications, residents in Ecuador was 53 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 53 in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2008.
- How does Ecuador rank for patent applications, residents?
- Ecuador ranks 81st out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.