Patent applications, residents in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Patent applications, residents was 1 in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Nicaragua, 1985–2014
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
Nicaragua recorded 1 for patent applications, residents in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% on the previous year and down 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Nicaragua peaked at 14 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2014.
Nicaragua ranks 129th 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2 | — |
| 1992 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 12 | +300.0% |
| 1999 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 14 | +55.6% |
| 2011 | 2 | -85.7% |
| 2012 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | -66.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23, 4% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11, 9% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.8 | 2 | 12 | 5 |
| 2000s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More science & technology data for Nicaragua
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 105.96 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.06 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 60.02 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1115 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 145 (2014)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 145 (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Nicaragua?
- Patent applications, residents in Nicaragua was 1 in 2014, 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2000.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2014.
- How does Nicaragua rank for patent applications, residents?
- Nicaragua ranks 129th out of 139 countries with data for 2014.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.