Patent applications, residents in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Patent applications, residents was 8,385 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, residents in Latin America & Caribbean, 1980–2020
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 2020, patent applications, residents in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 8,385.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 8,674 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3,132, in 1986.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,167 | 3,132 | 5,389 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,473 | 3,870 | 4,806 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,035 | 5,155 | 6,676 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,780 | 6,390 | 8,674 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,385 | 8,385 | 8,385 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 7 Russian Federation 19,569 compare
- 8 France 13,386 compare
- 9 United Kingdom 11,592 compare
- 10 Italy 10,281 compare
- 11 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10,210 compare
- 12 Türkiye 8,234 compare
- 13 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 6,937 compare
More science & technology data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Scientific and technical journal articles 118,409 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0059 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.3829 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -4.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 42,462 (2020)
- Research and development expenditure 0.7% (2023)
- Researchers in R&D 582.69 per million people (2014)
- Technicians in R&D 555.4 per million people (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Patent applications, residents in Latin America & Caribbean was 8,385 in 2020, 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 8,674 in 2016.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,132 in 1986.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for patent applications, residents?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th out of 11 groups with data for 2020.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.