Patent applications, residents in Low income
Low income: Patent applications, residents was 600 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Low income, 1997–2020
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
The most recent figure for patent applications, residents in Low income is 600, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 93.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Low income peaked at 9,000 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 200, in 1997.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 200 | — |
| 1998 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 400 | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 300 | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 300 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 400 | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 400 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,100 | +1425.0% |
| 2006 | 6,600 | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 7,300 | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 8,200 | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 8,700 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 8,700 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8,500 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 9,000 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 700 | -92.2% |
| 2014 | 600 | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 700 | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 600 | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 600 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 800 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 600 | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 600 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Low income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +1425.0% | 400 | 6,100 |
| 2000 | +100.0% | 200 | 400 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3,870 | 300 | 8,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,080 | 600 | 9,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 600 | 600 | 600 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More science & technology data for Low income
- Scientific and technical journal articles 12,773 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 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 0.0009 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -1.44 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,300 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Low income?
- Patent applications, residents in Low income was 600 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 9,000 in 2012.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1997.
- How does Low income rank for patent applications, residents?
- Low income ranks 12th out of 12 groups with data for 2020.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low income 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.