Patent applications, nonresidents in Estonia
Estonia: Patent applications, nonresidents was 1 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Estonia, 1994–2021
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
Estonia recorded 1 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 93.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Estonia peaked at 791 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2016.
Estonia ranks 146th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 353.33 | 63 | 604 | 6 |
| 2000s | 294.4 | 9 | 791 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4 | 1 | 17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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More science & technology data for Estonia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,754 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 2.06 million (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 25 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.8% (2023)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 35.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Researchers in R&D 4,800 per million people (2023)
- Technicians in R&D 654.85 per million people (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Estonia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Estonia was 1 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 791 in 2000.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
- How does Estonia rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Estonia ranks 146th out of 150 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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.