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Panama – Patent Applications

Number of patent applications filed by residents at the national patent office. A proxy for domestic innovation and R&D output. · World Bank
35 +13 from 2020 G20 rank: 80th · all-time high: 135 (2018)

APA

Panama Patent Applications. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/panama/patents

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_panama_patents,
  title = {Panama Patent Applications},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/panama/patents},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}
Data & Projection
YearValueChangeRank
2022 no data yet
2023 no data yet
2024 no data yet
2025 no data yet
2026 soon
2027 projection soon
2021 35 +13 80th
2020 22 −12 90th
2019 34 −101 82nd
2018 135 +102 67th
2017 33 −35 83rd
2016 68 +54 75th
2015 14 +1 86th
2014 13 +4 88th
2013 9 −12 93rd
2011 21 +14 82nd
Show all years (1980–2021)
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 +17.9% GDP growth 2.9% C/A balance 0.2%
This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful
Reserves YoY
+25.6%
GDP growth
4.0%
C/A balance
14.5%
Reserves YoY
+14.6%
GDP growth
3.7%
C/A balance
2.9%
Reserves YoY
+12.6%
GDP growth
6.0%
C/A balance
0.5%
Reserves YoY
+38.3%
GDP growth
5.0%
C/A balance
1.2%
Reserves YoY
+18.0%
GDP growth
2.9%
C/A balance
3.9%
Reserves YoY
+20.1%
GDP growth
2.8%
C/A balance
3.3%
HistorySaid

Panama's patent applications stood at 35 in 2021, a rise of +13 from 2020.