Patent applications, residents in Brazil

Brazil: Patent applications, residents was 4,666 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
4,666
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
15th
of 135 countries
All-time high
5,480
in 2017
All-time low
1,855
in 1986
Years of data
42
1980–2021

Patent applications, residents in Brazil, 1980–2021

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1980200020211980: 2.1k1981: 2.2k1982: 2.1k1983: 2.3k1984: 2.1k1985: 2.0k1986: 1.9k1987: 2.5k1988: 2.3k1989: 2.3k1990: 2.4k1991: 2.3k1992: 2.1k1993: 2.4k1994: 2.3k1995: 2.7k1996: 2.6k1997: 2.8k1998: 2.5k1999: 2.8k2000: 3.2k2001: 3.4k2002: 3.5k2003: 3.9k2004: 4.0k2005: 4.1k2006: 4.0k2007: 4.2k2008: 4.3k2009: 4.3k2010: 4.2k2011: 4.7k2012: 4.8k2013: 5.0k2014: 4.7k2015: 4.6k2016: 5.2k2017: 5.5k2018: 5.0k2019: 5.5k2020: 5.3k2021: 4.7k

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

The most recent figure for patent applications, residents in Brazil is 4,666, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Brazil peaked at 5,480 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,855, in 1986.

Brazil ranks 15th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2,172 1,855 2,451 10
1990s 2,489 2,100 2,816 10
2000s 3,876 3,179 4,280 10
2010s 4,910 4,228 5,480 10
2020s 4,973 4,666 5,280 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 12 Turkey 8,234 compare
  2. 13 North Korea 6,937 compare
  3. 14 Canada 4,710 compare
  4. 16 Poland 3,377 compare
  5. 17 Australia 2,966 compare
  6. 18 Netherlands 2,080 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications, residents in Brazil?
Patent applications, residents in Brazil was 4,666 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, residents recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 5,480 in 2017.
What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 1,855 in 1986.
How does Brazil rank for patent applications, residents?
Brazil ranks 15th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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
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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.