Patent applications, nonresidents in Colombia
Colombia: Patent applications, nonresidents was 1,855 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents in Colombia, 1980–2021
Source: WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans.
Analysis
In 2021, patent applications, nonresidents in Colombia stood at 1,855.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Colombia peaked at 1,921 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 335, in 1980.
That places Colombia 29th out of 150 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 472.22 | 335 | 604 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1,087 | 527 | 1,670 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,423 | 432 | 1,862 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,794 | 1,658 | 1,921 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,804 | 1,752 | 1,855 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 26 Morocco 2,549 compare
- 27 United Arab Emirates 2,354 compare
- 28 Ukraine 2,091 compare
- 30 Luxembourg 1,441 compare
- 31 Netherlands 1,390 compare
- 32 France 1,373 compare
More science & technology data for Colombia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 9,184 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 92.07 million (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 432 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.3% (2020)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 17.22 per 100 people (2024)
- Researchers in R&D 90.25 per million people (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Colombia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Colombia was 1,855 in 2021, according to WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans.
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,921 in 2015.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 335 in 1980.
- How does Colombia rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Colombia ranks 29th out of 150 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.