Patents - technology diffusion in Guatemala
Guatemala: Patents - technology diffusion was 1 Patents in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Patents - technology diffusion in Guatemala, 1990–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2022, patents - technology diffusion in Guatemala stood at 1 Patents. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Guatemala peaked at 515 Patents in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1 Patents, in 2019.
Guatemala ranks 92nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patents - technology diffusion in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79 Patents | — |
| 1991 | 81 Patents | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 66 Patents | -18.5% |
| 1993 | 69 Patents | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 89 Patents | +29.0% |
| 1995 | 49 Patents | -44.9% |
| 1996 | 99 Patents | +102.0% |
| 1997 | 142 Patents | +43.4% |
| 1998 | 211 Patents | +48.6% |
| 1999 | 252 Patents | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 252 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 202 Patents | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 212 Patents | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 222 Patents | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 180 Patents | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 381 Patents | +111.7% |
| 2006 | 515 Patents | +35.2% |
| 2007 | 90 Patents | -82.5% |
| 2008 | 225 Patents | +150.0% |
| 2009 | 280 Patents | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 114 Patents | -59.3% |
| 2011 | 71 Patents | -37.7% |
| 2012 | 275 Patents | +287.3% |
| 2013 | 353 Patents | +28.4% |
| 2014 | 253 Patents | -28.3% |
| 2015 | 196 Patents | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 143 Patents | -27.0% |
| 2017 | 167 Patents | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 10 Patents | -94.0% |
| 2019 | 1 Patents | -90.0% |
| 2020 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1 Patents is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14 Patents, 7% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1 Patents is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33 Patents, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents - technology diffusion in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +287.3% | 71 Patents | 275 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 113.7 Patents | 49 Patents | 252 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 255.9 Patents | 90 Patents | 515 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 158.3 Patents | 1 Patents | 353 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 Patents | 1 Patents | 1 Patents | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 92 Iraq 1 Patents compare
- 92 Mongolia 1 Patents compare
- 92 Turkmenistan 1 Patents compare
- 92 Venezuela 1 Patents compare
- 92 Malta 1 Patents compare
- 92 Ghana 1 Patents compare
- 92 Trinidad and Tobago 1 Patents compare
- 92 Zimbabwe 1 Patents compare
- 92 Bolivia 1 Patents compare
- 92 Honduras 1 Patents compare
- 92 Sudan 1 Patents compare
- 92 El Salvador 1 Patents compare
More science & technology data for Guatemala
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 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 20.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 192.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.492 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 108.83 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - technology diffusion in Guatemala?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Guatemala was 1 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 515 Patents in 2006.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Patents in 2019.
- How does Guatemala rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Guatemala ranks 92nd out of 104 countries with data for 2022.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents - technology diffusion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Patent statistics and indicators are suitable for tracking innovation in environment-related technologies. They allow the assessment of countries' innovation performance as well as the design of governments' environmental and innovation policies. This dataset presents data on patent applications by patent office. For more information on the methodology, click the link below on "Database documentation" Data source(s): OECD, STI Micro-data Lab: Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 16, 2026 Database documentation