Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — South America

Patent applications by residents in South America in 2021 — 6,090 filings. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 51%.

2021 6,090 filings −15.26% vs 2017
World rank
Period maximum 7,187 filings2017
Period minimum 2,492 filings1985

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by residents — South America, 1980–202102,0004,0006,0008,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 4,032 filings1981: 3,579 filings1983: 4,365 filings1984: 4,374 filings1985: 2,492 filings1992: 3,206 filings1993: 3,835 filings1994: 3,609 filings2000: 4,718 filings2002: 4,794 filings2003: 5,250 filings2004: 5,479 filings2005: 5,775 filings2006: 5,609 filings2007: 5,829 filings2008: 5,868 filings2009: 5,530 filings2010: 5,395 filings2014: 6,089 filings2016: 7,180 filings2017: 7,187 filings2021: 6,090 filings
Change over the period: +2,058 (+51.04%) Average annual rate: 1.01 %

Comparison, 2021

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

South America 6,090 filings
World 2.39M filings
Patent applications by residents — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 6,090
2017 7,187 +7 +0.1%
2016 7,180
2014 6,089
2010 5,395 −135 −2.44%
2009 5,530 −338 −5.76%
2008 5,868 +39 +0.67%
2007 5,829 +220 +3.92%
2006 5,609 −166 −2.87%
2005 5,775 +296 +5.4%
2004 5,479 +229 +4.36%
2003 5,250 +456 +9.51%
2002 4,794
2000 4,718
1994 3,609 −226 −5.89%
1993 3,835 +629 +19.62%
1992 3,206
1985 2,492 −1,882 −43.03%
1984 4,374 +9 +0.21%
1983 4,365
1981 3,579 −453 −11.24%
1980 4,032

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.