Patent applications, residents in Guatemala
Guatemala: Patent applications, residents was 8 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Guatemala, 1982–2024
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
Guatemala recorded 8 for patent applications, residents in 2024.
That represents a change of up 100.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Guatemala peaked at 72 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2016.
That places Guatemala 110th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 17 | — |
| 1985 | 72 | +323.5% |
| 1986 | 25 | -65.3% |
| 1987 | 8 | -68.0% |
| 1988 | 16 | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 5 | -68.8% |
| 1990 | 27 | +440.0% |
| 1991 | 31 | +14.8% |
| 1992 | 27 | -12.9% |
| 1993 | 40 | +48.1% |
| 1994 | 21 | -47.5% |
| 1995 | 32 | +52.4% |
| 1996 | 22 | -31.2% |
| 1997 | 36 | +63.6% |
| 1998 | 26 | -27.8% |
| 1999 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 54 | +92.9% |
| 2001 | 30 | -44.4% |
| 2002 | 8 | -73.3% |
| 2003 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 17 | +88.9% |
| 2006 | 28 | +64.7% |
| 2007 | 9 | -67.9% |
| 2008 | 5 | -44.4% |
| 2009 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 2012 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 2014 | 10 | +150.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | -57.1% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2022 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 2024 | 8 | +100.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 6% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11, 73% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +440.0% | 5 | 27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.83 | 5 | 72 | 6 |
| 1990s | 29 | 21 | 40 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3 | 5 | 54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More science & technology data for Guatemala
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 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 20.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 192.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.492 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 239 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 239 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Guatemala?
- Patent applications, residents in Guatemala was 8 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 72 in 1985.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2016.
- How does Guatemala rank for patent applications, residents?
- Guatemala ranks 110th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.