Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants was 0 Patents in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0 Patents
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
59th
of 88 countries
All-time high
252 Patents
in 2017
All-time low
0 Patents
in 1978
Years of data
45
1978–2022
Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants in Puerto Rico, 1978–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0 Patents for patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants in Puerto Rico peaked at 252 Patents in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 Patents, in 1978.
Puerto Rico ranks 59th 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 grants in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1981 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1982 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1983 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1984 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1985 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1986 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1987 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1988 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1989 | 2 Patents | — |
| 1990 | 1 Patents | -50.0% |
| 1991 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 Patents | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 3 Patents | — |
| 1995 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1997 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 4 Patents | — |
| 1999 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 Patents | — |
| 2001 | 2 Patents | — |
| 2002 | 4 Patents | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 3 Patents | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 12 Patents | +300.0% |
| 2005 | 9 Patents | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 17 Patents | +88.9% |
| 2007 | 10 Patents | -41.2% |
| 2008 | 52 Patents | +420.0% |
| 2009 | 53 Patents | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 39 Patents | -26.4% |
| 2011 | 69 Patents | +76.9% |
| 2012 | 62 Patents | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 90 Patents | +45.2% |
| 2014 | 170 Patents | +88.9% |
| 2015 | 108.5 Patents | -36.2% |
| 2016 | 233 Patents | +114.7% |
| 2017 | 252 Patents | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 219.5 Patents | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 92 Patents | -58.1% |
| 2020 | 97.5 Patents | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5 Patents | -95.4% |
| 2022 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.2 Patents | 0 Patents | 2 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 Patents | 0 Patents | 4 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.2 Patents | 0 Patents | 53 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 133.5 Patents | 39 Patents | 252 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 34 Patents | 0 Patents | 97.5 Patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 56 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.5 Patents compare
- 56 Philippines 0.5 Patents compare
- 56 Andorra 0.5 Patents compare
- 59 Jordan 0 Patents compare
- 59 Zimbabwe 0 Patents compare
- 59 Trinidad and Tobago 0 Patents compare
- 59 Kenya 0 Patents compare
- 59 Guatemala 0 Patents compare
- 59 Pakistan 0 Patents compare
- 59 El Salvador 0 Patents compare
- 59 Uzbekistan 0 Patents compare
- 59 Mongolia 0 Patents
- 59 Georgia 0 Patents compare
- 59 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0 Patents compare
- 59 Tunisia 0 Patents compare
- 59 Djibouti 0 Patents
- 59 Kuwait 0 Patents compare
- 59 Ecuador 0 Patents compare
- 59 Nigeria 0 Patents compare
- 59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 Patents compare
- 59 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0 Patents compare
- 59 Jamaica 0 Patents compare
- 59 Algeria 0 Patents compare
- 59 Belarus 0 Patents compare
- 59 Morocco 0 Patents compare
- 59 Panama 0 Patents compare
- 59 Lebanon 0 Patents compare
- 59 Peru 0 Patents compare
- 59 Malaysia 0 Patents compare
- 59 Indonesia 0 Patents compare
- 59 Colombia 0 Patents compare
- 59 Kazakhstan 0 Patents compare
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 455.1 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants in Puerto Rico?
- Patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants in Puerto Rico was 0 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 252 Patents in 2017.
- What is the lowest patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Patents in 1978.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants?
- Puerto Rico ranks 59th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants. 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)