Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications in Panama
Panama: Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications was 2.67 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications in Panama, 1978–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in Panama is 2.67 Patents, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in Panama peaked at 19.5 Patents in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0 Patents, in 2016.
Panama ranks 62nd of 88 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.
Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications in Panama, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 6 Patents | +200.0% |
| 1980 | 5.5 Patents | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 5.5 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 10 Patents | +81.8% |
| 1983 | 19.5 Patents | +95.0% |
| 1984 | 14 Patents | -28.2% |
| 1985 | 15 Patents | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 16 Patents | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 15 Patents | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 9 Patents | -40.0% |
| 1989 | 16 Patents | +77.8% |
| 1990 | 13.5 Patents | -15.6% |
| 1991 | 6.5 Patents | -51.9% |
| 1992 | 6.5 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.5 Patents | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 6 Patents | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 5.5 Patents | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 3.5 Patents | -36.4% |
| 1997 | 9.33 Patents | +166.7% |
| 1998 | 8 Patents | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 5 Patents | -37.5% |
| 2000 | 7.3 Patents | +46.0% |
| 2001 | 6.2 Patents | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 8.95 Patents | +44.4% |
| 2003 | 5.32 Patents | -40.6% |
| 2004 | 9.25 Patents | +74.0% |
| 2005 | 12.2 Patents | +31.9% |
| 2006 | 11 Patents | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 11 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 Patents | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 5.25 Patents | -47.5% |
| 2010 | 2.5 Patents | -52.4% |
| 2011 | 5 Patents | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 5.53 Patents | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 5.5 Patents | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 5 Patents | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 5.33 Patents | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 7 Patents | — |
| 2018 | 5 Patents | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 9 Patents | +80.0% |
| 2020 | 7 Patents | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 10 Patents | +42.9% |
| 2022 | 3 Patents | -70.0% |
| 2023 | 2.67 Patents | -11.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 2.67 Patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 134.16 Patents, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Panama's 2.67 Patents is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.83 Patents, 70% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications in Panama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +200.0% | 2 Patents | 6 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 Patents | 2 Patents | 6 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.55 Patents | 5.5 Patents | 19.5 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.93 Patents | 3.5 Patents | 13.5 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.65 Patents | 5.25 Patents | 12.2 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.99 Patents | 0 Patents | 9 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 Patents | 2.67 Patents | 10 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More science & technology data for Panama
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 156.59 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.57 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.98 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 94.12 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 282.01 (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in Panama?
- Patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in Panama was 2.67 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5 Patents in 1983.
- What is the lowest patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Patents in 2016.
- How does Panama rank for patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications?
- Panama ranks 62nd out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent counts by technology domains developed by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)