Patent applications, residents in Montenegro
Montenegro: Patent applications, residents was 15 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Montenegro, 2008–2024
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
In 2024, patent applications, residents in Montenegro stood at 15.
That represents a change of up 87.5% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Montenegro peaked at 37 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2008.
That places Montenegro 93rd out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | — |
| 2010 | 23 | +666.7% |
| 2011 | 20 | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 37 | +85.0% |
| 2013 | 23 | -37.8% |
| 2014 | 13 | -43.5% |
| 2015 | 23 | +76.9% |
| 2016 | 10 | -56.5% |
| 2018 | 3 | -70.0% |
| 2019 | 16 | +433.3% |
| 2020 | 5 | -68.8% |
| 2022 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 15 | +87.5% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 15 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 11% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 15 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 225, 7% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Montenegro 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 | +666.7% | 3 | 23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.67 | 3 | 37 | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.75 | 5 | 15 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More science & technology data for Montenegro
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 221.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 2.27 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 1.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 97.62 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 7.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Montenegro?
- Patent applications, residents in Montenegro was 15 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2012.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2008.
- How does Montenegro rank for patent applications, residents?
- Montenegro ranks 93rd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.