Patent applications, residents in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Patent applications, residents was 42,400 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Lower middle 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 Lower middle income is 42,400, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Lower middle income peaked at 42,400 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,800, in 2002.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9,100 | — |
| 1998 | 10,000 | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10,200 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 12,200 | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 6,800 | -44.3% |
| 2003 | 7,800 | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 10,200 | +30.8% |
| 2005 | 10,700 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 11,600 | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 12,300 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 11,800 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 11,900 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 25,700 | +116.0% |
| 2011 | 26,200 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 26,100 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 28,700 | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 32,400 | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 32,800 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 35,100 | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 38,800 | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 36,300 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 41,100 | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 42,400 | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Lower middle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +116.0% | 11,900 | 25,700 |
| 2002 | -44.3% | 12,200 | 6,800 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,700 | 9,100 | 10,000 | 3 |
| 2000s | 10,550 | 6,800 | 12,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,320 | 25,700 | 41,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,400 | 42,400 | 42,400 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More science & technology data for Lower middle income
- Scientific and technical journal articles 327,365 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 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 0.0173 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -0.8012 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 62,500 (2020)
- Research and development expenditure 0.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Lower middle income?
- Patent applications, residents in Lower middle income was 42,400 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 42,400 in 2020.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,800 in 2002.
- How does Lower middle income rank for patent applications, residents?
- Lower middle income ranks 7th out of 12 groups with data for 2020.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.