Patent applications, residents in Jamaica
Jamaica: Patent applications, residents was 3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Jamaica, 1983–2024
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 Jamaica is 3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and down 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Jamaica peaked at 33 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1996.
Jamaica ranks 120th 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 15 | — |
| 1984 | 10 | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 3 | -70.0% |
| 1990 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 6 | -33.3% |
| 1995 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 2 | -71.4% |
| 1997 | 9 | +350.0% |
| 2000 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2001 | 4 | -63.6% |
| 2002 | 15 | +275.0% |
| 2003 | 9 | -40.0% |
| 2004 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 21 | +110.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | -71.4% |
| 2008 | 15 | +150.0% |
| 2009 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 14 | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 20 | +42.9% |
| 2012 | 25 | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 22 | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 33 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | -78.8% |
| 2016 | 19 | +171.4% |
| 2017 | 11 | -42.1% |
| 2018 | 26 | +136.4% |
| 2019 | 14 | -46.2% |
| 2020 | 10 | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 16 | +60.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | -75.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +50.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11, 27% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.33 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| 1990s | 5.88 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.9 | 4 | 21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1 | 7 | 33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8 | 2 | 16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 119 Bahamas 4 compare
- 120 Cyprus 3 compare
- 120 Madagascar 3 compare
- 120 Malawi 3 compare
- 120 Trinidad and Tobago 3 compare
More science & technology data for Jamaica
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 117.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.18 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 3.34 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 301.79 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 45 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 45 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Jamaica?
- Patent applications, residents in Jamaica was 3 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2014.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
- How does Jamaica rank for patent applications, residents?
- Jamaica ranks 120th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.