Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in China
China: Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate was 0.4144 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in China, 1986–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in China is 0.4144 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 92.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in China peaked at 178.01 % change on previous year in 1998 and was at its lowest, -22.83 % change on previous year, in 2000.
China ranks 51st of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in China, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.4897 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | -9.55 % change on previous year | -2049.5% |
| 1988 | 19.29 % change on previous year | -302.1% |
| 1989 | 0.78 % change on previous year | -96.0% |
| 1990 | -12.32 % change on previous year | -1679.8% |
| 1991 | -5.9 % change on previous year | -52.1% |
| 1992 | 8.29 % change on previous year | -240.6% |
| 1993 | 71.73 % change on previous year | +764.9% |
| 1994 | 4.54 % change on previous year | -93.7% |
| 1995 | 10.31 % change on previous year | +127.1% |
| 1996 | 27.92 % change on previous year | +170.8% |
| 1997 | 8.89 % change on previous year | -68.2% |
| 1998 | 178.01 % change on previous year | +1902.5% |
| 1999 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -98.7% |
| 2000 | -22.83 % change on previous year | -1093.7% |
| 2001 | 25.8 % change on previous year | -213.0% |
| 2002 | 20.99 % change on previous year | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 20.09 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 33.06 % change on previous year | +64.6% |
| 2005 | 23.6 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 10.45 % change on previous year | -55.7% |
| 2007 | 4.44 % change on previous year | -57.5% |
| 2008 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 2009 | -10.24 % change on previous year | -398.5% |
| 2010 | 14.74 % change on previous year | -244.0% |
| 2011 | 12.71 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 6.22 % change on previous year | -51.1% |
| 2013 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -62.6% |
| 2014 | 5.69 % change on previous year | +144.4% |
| 2015 | 5.17 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 2016 | -0.0674 % change on previous year | -101.3% |
| 2017 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -2727.3% |
| 2018 | 9.05 % change on previous year | +411.6% |
| 2019 | 6.01 % change on previous year | -33.6% |
| 2020 | -3.02 % change on previous year | -150.3% |
| 2021 | 3.59 % change on previous year | -218.9% |
| 2022 | -2 % change on previous year | -155.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4823 % change on previous year | -124.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4144 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.4144 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -4.87 % change on previous year. (45 countries reporting)
- China's 0.4144 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -3.14 % change on previous year. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +2727.3% | -0.0674 % change on previous year | 1.77 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | -2049.5% | 0.4897 % change on previous year | -9.55 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +1902.5% | 8.89 % change on previous year | 178.01 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | -1679.8% | 0.78 % change on previous year | -12.32 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | -1093.7% | 2.3 % change on previous year | -22.83 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.75 % change on previous year | -9.55 % change on previous year | 19.29 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1990s | 29.38 % change on previous year | -12.32 % change on previous year | 178.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.88 % change on previous year | -22.83 % change on previous year | 33.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.36 % change on previous year | -0.0674 % change on previous year | 14.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1064 % change on previous year | -3.02 % change on previous year | 3.59 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 48 United Arab Emirates 1.87 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Indonesia 1.12 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Denmark 0.4926 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Antigua and Barbuda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Burundi 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Switzerland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Cyprus 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Dominica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Ghana 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Iceland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Latvia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Rwanda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Sudan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Solomon Islands 0 % change on previous year
- 52 El Salvador 0 % change on previous year compare
More science & technology data for China
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 131.75 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 194.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 156,053 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 156,053 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in China?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in China was 0.4144 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 178.01 % change on previous year in 1998.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.83 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does China rank for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 51st out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Patent applications, nonresidents. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Patent applications, nonresidents WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Patent applications, nonresidents. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.