Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Central America

Patent applications by residents in Central America in 2021 — 1,178 filings. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 53.6%.

2021 1,178 filings +0.08% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 1,715 filings2018
Period minimum 472 filings1996

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Central America, 1980–202105001,0001,5002,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 767 filings1982: 698 filings1983: 817 filings1984: 762 filings1985: 722 filings1987: 775 filings1989: 800 filings1990: 734 filings1991: 687 filings1992: 642 filings1993: 652 filings1994: 572 filings1995: 515 filings1996: 472 filings1998: 524 filings1999: 531 filings2000: 538 filings2011: 1,107 filings2012: 1,322 filings2013: 1,250 filings2014: 1,285 filings2015: 1,413 filings2016: 1,404 filings2017: 1,397 filings2018: 1,715 filings2019: 1,363 filings2020: 1,177 filings2021: 1,178 filings
Change over the period: +411 (+53.59%) Average annual rate: 1.05 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America

Central America 1,178 filings
World 2.39M filings
Patent applications by residents — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 1,178 +1 +0.08%
2020 1,177 −186 −13.65%
2019 1,363 −352 −20.52%
2018 1,715 +318 +22.76%
2017 1,397 −7 −0.5%
2016 1,404 −9 −0.64%
2015 1,413 +128 +9.96%
2014 1,285 +35 +2.8%
2013 1,250 −72 −5.45%
2012 1,322 +215 +19.42%
2011 1,107
2000 538 +7 +1.32%
1999 531 +7 +1.34%
1998 524
1996 472 −43 −8.35%
1995 515 −57 −9.97%
1994 572 −80 −12.27%
1993 652 +10 +1.56%
1992 642 −45 −6.55%
1991 687 −47 −6.4%
1990 734 −66 −8.25%
1989 800
1987 775
1985 722 −40 −5.25%
1984 762 −55 −6.73%
1983 817 +119 +17.05%
1982 698
1980 767

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.