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Bhutan – Patent Applications

Name: Bhutan Patent Applications
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Number of patent applications filed by residents at the national patent office. A proxy for domestic innovation and R&D output. · World Bank

1 +0 from 2018 G20 rank: 110th · all-time high: 4 (2016)

APA

Bhutan Patent Applications. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 11, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/bhutan/patents

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_bhutan_patents,
  title = {Bhutan Patent Applications},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/bhutan/patents},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2020	no data yet
2021	no data yet
2022	no data yet
2023	no data yet
2024	no data yet
2025	no data yet
2026	soon
2027	projection soon
2019	1	+0	110th
2018	1	−3	120th
2016	4	+3	106th
2015	1	−2	109th
2013	3	+0	105th
2012	3	–	99th

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +28.2% GDP growth 16.1% C/A balance 6.8%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Bhutan matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2007. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw patent applications improve within 24 months. View full analysis →