Patent applications of residents rose 125% to 45.0 in Ecuador in 2016, according to World Bank.
Historically, patent applications of residents in Ecuador reached an all time high of 45.0 in 2016 and an all time low of 2.00 in 2008. When compared to Ecuador's main peers, patent applications of residents in Brazil amounted to 5,200, 545 in Colombia, 68.0 in Panama and 72.0 in Peru in 2016.
Ecuador has been ranked 76th within the group of 112 countries we follow in terms of patent applications of residents, 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Patent Applications (Residents) | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Bolivia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.00 | ... | 12.0 | ... | ||
| Brazil | 4,798 | 4,959 | 4,659 | 4,641 | 5,200 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 336 | 340 | 452 | 443 | 386 | |||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 213 | 251 | 260 | 321 | 545 | |||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.0 | 21.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 9.00 | |||||
| Ecuador | ... | ... | ... | 7.00 | 24.0 | 20.0 | 45.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Honduras | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.00 | 6.00 | ... | 4.00 | 10.0 | |||||||||
| Nicaragua | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Panama | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.00 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 68.0 | |||||
| Peru | ... | 54.0 | 73.0 | 83.0 | 67.0 | 72.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | ... | ... | ... | 65.0 | 74.0 | 55.0 | 47.0 | 35.0 | ... |
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