Patent applications, residents in Venezuela
Venezuela: Patent applications, residents was 63 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Venezuela, 1980–2024
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
The most recent figure for patent applications, residents in Venezuela is 63, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 600.0% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Venezuela peaked at 875 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2023.
Venezuela ranks 78th of 139 countries on this measure, 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 236 | — |
| 1981 | 176 | -25.4% |
| 1982 | 174 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 625 | +259.2% |
| 1984 | 875 | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 227 | -74.1% |
| 1986 | 282 | +24.2% |
| 1987 | 312 | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 183 | -41.3% |
| 1990 | 262 | +43.2% |
| 1991 | 233 | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 202 | -13.3% |
| 1993 | 186 | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 224 | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 182 | -18.8% |
| 1997 | 201 | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 56 | -72.1% |
| 2002 | 67 | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 85 | +26.9% |
| 2004 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 121 | +44.0% |
| 2006 | 101 | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 63 | -37.6% |
| 2008 | 51 | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 60 | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 70 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 61 | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 65 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 74 | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 55 | -25.7% |
| 2015 | 47 | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 35 | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 96 | +174.3% |
| 2022 | 22 | -77.1% |
| 2023 | 9 | -59.1% |
| 2024 | 63 | +600.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 63 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23, 2.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 63 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11, 5.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +600.0% | 9 | 63 |
| 1983 | +259.2% | 174 | 625 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 343.33 | 174 | 875 | 9 |
| 1990s | 212.86 | 182 | 262 | 7 |
| 2000s | 76.44 | 51 | 121 | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.88 | 35 | 96 | 8 |
| 2020s | 31.33 | 9 | 63 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More science & technology data for Venezuela
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 71.01 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7101 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 20.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 22.53 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 197 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 197 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Venezuela?
- Patent applications, residents in Venezuela was 63 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 875 in 1984.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2023.
- How does Venezuela rank for patent applications, residents?
- Venezuela ranks 78th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.