The report examines the volume and composition of patent filings in Jamaica by applicant residence.
Resident patent applications in Jamaica reached 16 in 2021, compared with 60 nonresident applications. The resident-to-nonresident application ratio was 0.27. Patent activity was equivalent to 26.8 applications per 1 million people. Research and development expenditure represented 0.06% of GDP in 2002.
Based on comparable data for 2021, Jamaica ranked 98th of 155 economies by the resident share of patent filings.
Jamaica Patent Applications by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Patent applications, residents (IP.PAT.RESD); Patent applications, nonresidents (IP.PAT.NRES); Population, total (population); Research and development expenditure, % of GDP (GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS); Researchers in R&D, per million people (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6).
License: CC BY-4.0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
About the Indicators
Patent applications, residents. Patent applications filed with a national or regional patent office by applicants resident in the country, via the Paris Convention route or a national filing.
Patent applications, nonresidents. Patent applications filed in the country by applicants resident abroad.
Research and development expenditure, % of GDP. Gross domestic spending on research and development, expressed as a share of GDP.
Researchers in R&D, per million people. Professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes or systems, per million people.