Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate was -2.18 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia is -2.18 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 211.2% on the previous year and down 168.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 30.61 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -20.18 % change on previous year, in 1981.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -20.18 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | -8.09 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 1983 | 3.86 % change on previous year | -147.7% |
| 1984 | -16.07 % change on previous year | -516.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9324 % change on previous year | -105.8% |
| 1986 | -16.39 % change on previous year | -1857.4% |
| 1987 | -13.42 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 1988 | 11.74 % change on previous year | -187.5% |
| 1989 | -14.59 % change on previous year | -224.3% |
| 1990 | -8.35 % change on previous year | -42.8% |
| 1991 | 30.61 % change on previous year | -466.5% |
| 1992 | 10.06 % change on previous year | -67.1% |
| 1993 | -7.5 % change on previous year | -174.5% |
| 1994 | -2.18 % change on previous year | -70.9% |
| 1995 | 5.01 % change on previous year | -329.3% |
| 1996 | 23.15 % change on previous year | +362.5% |
| 1997 | 11.4 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 1998 | 4.59 % change on previous year | -59.7% |
| 1999 | 7.86 % change on previous year | +71.3% |
| 2000 | 10.7 % change on previous year | +36.0% |
| 2001 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -71.0% |
| 2002 | -3.73 % change on previous year | -220.3% |
| 2003 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -136.5% |
| 2004 | -3.76 % change on previous year | -375.7% |
| 2005 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -161.0% |
| 2006 | -0.6865 % change on previous year | -130.0% |
| 2007 | 4.33 % change on previous year | -730.8% |
| 2008 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -59.2% |
| 2009 | -11.73 % change on previous year | -764.4% |
| 2010 | 9.78 % change on previous year | -183.3% |
| 2011 | -2.66 % change on previous year | -127.2% |
| 2012 | 7.59 % change on previous year | -385.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2092 % change on previous year | -97.2% |
| 2014 | 3.2 % change on previous year | +1428.6% |
| 2015 | 5.86 % change on previous year | +83.4% |
| 2016 | -0.6833 % change on previous year | -111.7% |
| 2017 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -643.0% |
| 2018 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 2019 | 2.39 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.245 % change on previous year | -89.7% |
| 2021 | 3.6 % change on previous year | +1370.0% |
| 2022 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -33.0% |
| 2024 | -2.18 % change on previous year | -211.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -1857.4% | 0.9324 % change on previous year | -16.39 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +1428.6% | 0.2092 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +1370.0% | 0.245 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -8.02 % change on previous year | -20.18 % change on previous year | 11.74 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.46 % change on previous year | -8.35 % change on previous year | 30.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.364 % change on previous year | -11.73 % change on previous year | 10.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 % change on previous year | -2.66 % change on previous year | 9.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 % change on previous year | -2.18 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 6 Jamaica 136.84 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 116.67 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Yemen 100 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Hungary 94.83 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Syria 76.92 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Haiti 72.73 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Nepal 65.38 % change on previous year compare
More science & technology data for Europe & Central Asia
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 161,435 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 161,435 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0.006 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 865,613 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0316 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia was -2.18 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.61 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.18 % change on previous year in 1981.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 9th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 168.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.