Statistical Country Profiles

Belize

Population (Million): 0.36 (2011) (Rank = 169)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 2.1 (2011) (Rank = 151)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       1.10
    1998       1.14
    1999       1.24
    2000       1.40
    2001   54   1.47
    2002   111   1.55
    2003   229   1.69
    2004   104   1.77
    2005   96   1.83
    2006 18 409   1.91
    2007   654   1.94
    2008   349 33 2.00
    2009       2.00
    2010       2.06
    2011       2.10
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998         1 86
    1999            
    2000            
    2001         1 100
    2002         3 86
    2003         8 106
    2004     16 91 6 107
    2005     33 87 3 123
    2006 1 93 41 78 17 77
    2007     48 75 43 76
    2008     54 74 41 78
    2009         12 98
    2010         3 124
    2011         12 106
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Biotechnology 9.75
    Engines, pumps, turbines 9.32
    Thermal processes and apparatus 8.05
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 7.63
    Control 6.78
    Furniture, games 6.78
    Handling 6.36
    Medical technology 5.08
    Measurement 4.66
    Transport 4.24
    Others 31.35
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003         3 99
    2004            
    2005         4 76
    2006     7 84 4 81
    2007         19 71
    2008         16 78
    2009         6 93
    2010         8 93
    2011         12 87
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003         2 59
    2004            
    2005            
    2006            
    2007            
    2008            
    2009         12 39
    2010         9 44
    2011         10 44
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         1 96
    1998            
    1999         3 83
    2000            
    2001 8 118 277 123 46 83
    2002 46 110 1,002 104 65 91
    2003 74 106 573 113 155 97
    2004 81 106 732 111 23 110
    2005 71 109 693 116 25 111
    2006 39 112 709 114 370 94
    2007 38 108 728 115 616 81
    2008 35 94 770 110 314 99
    2009         439 88
    2010         547 91
    2011         641 87
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998         1 87
    1999            
    2000         2 82
    2001            
    2002         1 110
    2003         87 93
    2004         16 105
    2005         21 106
    2006         177 101
    2007         258 96
    2008         432 88
    2009         412 88
    2010         603 87
    2011         403 99
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001         1 91
    2002         1 78
    2003     102 64 1 97
    2004     222 57    
    2005     215 56    
    2006 1 89 212 55 3 92
    2007     196 55    
    2008 6 83 400 34 27 83
    2009     136 50 5 89
    2010     99 55 7 92
    2011     120 55 7 92
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003     102 57 2 84
    2004     222 53    
    2005     215 54    
    2006 1 83 212 54 3 85
    2007     196 51    
    2008     200 51 30 81
    2009     136 48 5 90
    2010     99 52 9 89
    2011     120 50 7 91
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999 2 69        
    2000 1 85        
    2001 3 72        
    2002 2 80        
    2003 3 79        
    2004 9 66        
    2005 5 74     1 24
    2006 1 102        
    2007 2 93        
    2008 4 86        
    2009 2 93        
    2010 1 106        
    2011 6 78        
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998         1 68
    1999            
    2000            
    2001         1 83
    2002         3 73
    2003         5 73
    2004     16 58 3 86
    2005     33 56 3 83
    2006     41 45 17 60
    2007     48 44 33 65
    2008     54 40 2 98
    2009         5 94
    2010            
    2011            
    Source: WIPO statistics database. Last updated : 12/2012
  • The statistics are based on data collected from IP offices or extracted from the PATSTAT database (for statistics by field of technology). Data might be missing for some years and offices or may be incomplete for some origins. The data relating to population and gross domestic product (GDP) are from the UN Statistics Division and the World Bank.
  • A resident filing refers to an application filed in the country by its own resident; whereas a non-resident filing refers to the one filed by a foreign applicant. An abroad filing refers to an application filed by this country's resident at a foreign office.
  • Where an office provides total filings without breaking them down into resident and non-resident filings, WIPO divides the total count using the historical share of resident filings at that office.
  • IP filings and Economy lists patent, trademark and industrial design filings worldwide by applicants from this country (resident + abroad).
  • One filing at the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) or the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) is treated as equavalent of multiple abroad filings at each member state; whereas one filing at the European Patent Office (EPO) or the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) is counted as one abroad filing due to lack of information on designation.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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