Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Latin America & Caribbean

Patent applications by residents in Latin America & Caribbean in 2020 — 8,385 filings. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 69.8%.

2020 8,385 filings +0.25% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 8,674 filings2016
Period minimum 3,132 filings1986

Trend over time

1980–2020 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Latin America & Caribbean, 1980–20202,0004,0006,0008,00010,000198019841988199219962000200420082012201620201980: 4,939 filings1981: 4,517 filings1982: 4,378 filings1983: 5,389 filings1984: 5,368 filings1985: 3,223 filings1986: 3,132 filings1987: 3,808 filings1988: 3,331 filings1989: 3,586 filings1990: 4,580 filings1991: 4,504 filings1992: 3,870 filings1993: 4,526 filings1994: 4,321 filings1995: 4,405 filings1996: 4,806 filings1997: 4,729 filings1998: 4,271 filings1999: 4,719 filings2000: 5,272 filings2001: 5,155 filings2002: 5,387 filings2003: 5,786 filings2004: 6,117 filings2005: 6,517 filings2006: 6,364 filings2007: 6,606 filings2008: 6,676 filings2009: 6,468 filings2010: 6,390 filings2011: 7,230 filings2012: 7,634 filings2013: 7,662 filings2014: 7,455 filings2015: 7,561 filings2016: 8,674 filings2017: 8,651 filings2018: 8,183 filings2019: 8,364 filings2020: 8,385 filings
Change over the period: +3,446 (+69.77%) Average annual rate: 1.33 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 8,385 filings
World 2.31M filings
Patent applications by residents — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2020 8,385 +21 +0.25%
2019 8,364 +181 +2.21%
2018 8,183 −468 −5.41%
2017 8,651 −23 −0.27%
2016 8,674 +1,113 +14.72%
2015 7,561 +106 +1.42%
2014 7,455 −207 −2.7%
2013 7,662 +28 +0.37%
2012 7,634 +404 +5.59%
2011 7,230 +840 +13.15%
2010 6,390 −78 −1.21%
2009 6,468 −208 −3.12%
2008 6,676 +70 +1.06%
2007 6,606 +242 +3.8%
2006 6,364 −153 −2.35%
2005 6,517 +400 +6.54%
2004 6,117 +331 +5.72%
2003 5,786 +399 +7.41%
2002 5,387 +232 +4.5%
2001 5,155 −117 −2.22%
2000 5,272 +553 +11.72%
1999 4,719 +448 +10.49%
1998 4,271 −458 −9.68%
1997 4,729 −77 −1.6%
1996 4,806 +401 +9.1%
1995 4,405 +84 +1.94%
1994 4,321 −205 −4.53%
1993 4,526 +656 +16.95%
1992 3,870 −634 −14.08%
1991 4,504 −76 −1.66%
1990 4,580 +994 +27.72%
1989 3,586 +255 +7.66%
1988 3,331 −477 −12.53%
1987 3,808 +676 +21.58%
1986 3,132 −91 −2.82%
1985 3,223 −2,145 −39.96%
1984 5,368 −21 −0.39%
1983 5,389 +1,011 +23.09%
1982 4,378 −139 −3.08%
1981 4,517 −422 −8.54%
1980 4,939

About the indicator

The number of applications for a patent filed by residents of a country with a national or regional patent office during the year. An application is not a patent: the share of titles actually granted differs across countries and offices. The indicator reflects inventive activity, but it is sensitive to national patenting practice, which in some countries is encouraged administratively.

Source: IP Statistics (WIPO), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.