This statistical profile documents patent applications in Bangladesh in total and relative to population and research capacity.
Resident patent applications in Bangladesh reached 74 in 2021, compared with 373 nonresident applications. The resident-to-nonresident application ratio was 0.20. Patent activity was equivalent to 2.5 applications per 1 million people.
Based on comparable data for 2021, Bangladesh ranked 103rd of 155 economies by the resident share of patent filings.
Bangladesh 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.