Patents - technology diffusion in Peru
Peru: Patents - technology diffusion was 879 Patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patents - technology diffusion in Peru, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
Peru recorded 879 Patents for patents - technology diffusion in 2023.
That represents a change of down 39.0% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Peru peaked at 1,744 Patents in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3 Patents, in 1992.
That places Peru 30th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Patents - technology diffusion in Peru, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 173 Patents | — |
| 1991 | 67 Patents | -61.3% |
| 1992 | 3 Patents | -95.5% |
| 1993 | 43 Patents | +1333.3% |
| 1994 | 351 Patents | +716.3% |
| 1995 | 578 Patents | +64.7% |
| 1996 | 584 Patents | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 780 Patents | +33.6% |
| 1998 | 1,151 Patents | +47.6% |
| 1999 | 1,114 Patents | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 1,250 Patents | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 1,123 Patents | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 1,003 Patents | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 1,015 Patents | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 978 Patents | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 1,214 Patents | +24.1% |
| 2006 | 1,526 Patents | +25.7% |
| 2007 | 1,582 Patents | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1,744 Patents | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 1,588 Patents | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 1,483 Patents | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 1,418 Patents | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1,424 Patents | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,550 Patents | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 1,501 Patents | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 1,375 Patents | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 1,528 Patents | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 1,325 Patents | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 1,548 Patents | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 1,630 Patents | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 1,648 Patents | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,608 Patents | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 1,442 Patents | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 879 Patents | -39.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 879 Patents is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14 Patents, 62.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Peru's 879 Patents is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33 Patents, 26.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents - technology diffusion in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +1333.3% | 3 Patents | 43 Patents |
| 1994 | +716.3% | 43 Patents | 351 Patents |
| 1992 | -95.5% | 67 Patents | 3 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 484.4 Patents | 3 Patents | 1,151 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,302 Patents | 978 Patents | 1,744 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,478 Patents | 1,325 Patents | 1,630 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,394 Patents | 879 Patents | 1,648 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More science & technology data for Peru
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.62 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 42.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 32.25 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,242 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - technology diffusion in Peru?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Peru was 879 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1,744 Patents in 2008.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 Patents in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Peru ranks 30th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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