What is the highest patent applications, residents recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 4 in 2016.

What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2015.

How does Bhutan rank for patent applications, residents?

Bhutan ranks 129th out of 135 countries with data for 2019.

Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Patent applications, residents in Bhutan

Name: Patent applications, residents in Bhutan
Creator: 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
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Bhutan: Patent applications, residents was 1 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

129th

of 135 countries

All-time high

in 2016

All-time low

in 2015

Years of data

2012–2019

Patent applications, residents in Bhutan, 2012–2019

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 2019, patent applications, residents in Bhutan stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% over ten years.

Bhutan ranks 129th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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Scientific and technical journal articles 102.52 (2023)
Mobile phone subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
Patent applications, nonresidents 7 (2021)
Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 2.92 per 100 people (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications, residents in Bhutan?: Patent applications, residents in Bhutan was 1 in 2019, 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, residents recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 4 in 2016.
What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2015.
How does Bhutan rank for patent applications, residents?: Bhutan ranks 129th out of 135 countries with data for 2019.
Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bhutan 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, residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Patent applications, residents
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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 147 places, 4,224 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.