Patents - technology diffusion in Venezuela
Venezuela: Patents - technology diffusion was 1 Patents in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Patents - technology diffusion in Venezuela, 1990–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2020, patents - technology diffusion in Venezuela stood at 1 Patents. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Venezuela peaked at 7 Patents in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1 Patents, in 2000.
Venezuela 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 Patents | — |
| 1992 | 2 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 Patents | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 7 Patents | +133.3% |
| 1996 | 3 Patents | -57.1% |
| 1997 | 2 Patents | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 2 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 Patents | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 1 Patents | -75.0% |
| 2001 | 7 Patents | +600.0% |
| 2002 | 1 Patents | -85.7% |
| 2003 | 3 Patents | +200.0% |
| 2004 | 3 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 Patents | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 6 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 Patents | -66.7% |
| 2008 | 1 Patents | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 Patents | +200.0% |
| 2011 | 1 Patents | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 Patents | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 1 Patents | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 3 Patents | +200.0% |
| 2018 | 1 Patents | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1 Patents is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2 Patents, 50% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Venezuela'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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +600.0% | 1 Patents | 7 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.12 Patents | 2 Patents | 7 Patents | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.1 Patents | 1 Patents | 7 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 Patents | 1 Patents | 3 Patents | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 Patents | 1 Patents | 1 Patents | 1 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 92 Guatemala 1 Patents compare
- 92 Iraq 1 Patents compare
- 92 Mongolia 1 Patents compare
- 92 Turkmenistan 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 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)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 474.63 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - technology diffusion in Venezuela?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Venezuela was 1 Patents in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 7 Patents in 1995.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Patents in 2000.
- How does Venezuela rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Venezuela ranks 92nd out of 104 countries with data for 2020.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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