Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in South Asia
South Asia: Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate was 3.64 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in South 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 South Asia is 3.64 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and up 169.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in South Asia peaked at 122.62 % change on previous year in 2000 and was at its lowest, -90.24 % change on previous year, in 1983.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.18 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 3 % change on previous year | -28.3% |
| 1983 | -90.24 % change on previous year | -3111.4% |
| 1985 | 7.97 % change on previous year | -108.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2622 % change on previous year | -96.7% |
| 1987 | 1.16 % change on previous year | +341.7% |
| 1988 | -0.1108 % change on previous year | -109.6% |
| 1989 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -2269.1% |
| 1990 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 1991 | -11.83 % change on previous year | -628.5% |
| 1992 | -5.57 % change on previous year | -52.9% |
| 1993 | 12.89 % change on previous year | -331.6% |
| 1994 | 26.18 % change on previous year | +103.1% |
| 1995 | 57.64 % change on previous year | +120.1% |
| 1996 | 34.96 % change on previous year | -39.3% |
| 1997 | 19.52 % change on previous year | -44.2% |
| 1998 | -17.47 % change on previous year | -189.5% |
| 1999 | -56.48 % change on previous year | +223.3% |
| 2000 | 122.62 % change on previous year | -317.1% |
| 2001 | 27.16 % change on previous year | -77.9% |
| 2002 | 6.16 % change on previous year | -77.3% |
| 2003 | 4.52 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 2004 | 44.39 % change on previous year | +881.5% |
| 2005 | 44.92 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 18.02 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 2007 | 23.83 % change on previous year | +32.2% |
| 2008 | 4.95 % change on previous year | -79.2% |
| 2009 | -11.09 % change on previous year | -324.1% |
| 2010 | 14.25 % change on previous year | -228.6% |
| 2011 | 8.11 % change on previous year | -43.1% |
| 2012 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -73.4% |
| 2013 | -5.46 % change on previous year | -352.6% |
| 2014 | -5.21 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 8.42 % change on previous year | -261.6% |
| 2016 | -3.78 % change on previous year | -144.8% |
| 2017 | -0.8353 % change on previous year | -77.9% |
| 2018 | 6.71 % change on previous year | -903.8% |
| 2019 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -80.2% |
| 2020 | -1.56 % change on previous year | -217.1% |
| 2021 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -421.1% |
| 2022 | 8.8 % change on previous year | +76.3% |
| 2023 | 4.62 % change on previous year | -47.5% |
| 2024 | 3.64 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -3111.4% | 3 % change on previous year | -90.24 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | +2269.1% | -0.1108 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +903.8% | -0.8353 % change on previous year | 6.71 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -8.92 % change on previous year | -90.24 % change on previous year | 7.97 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 6.21 % change on previous year | -56.48 % change on previous year | 57.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.55 % change on previous year | -11.09 % change on previous year | 122.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 % change on previous year | -5.46 % change on previous year | 14.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1 % change on previous year | -1.56 % change on previous year | 8.8 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More science & technology data for South Asia
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 42,423 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 42,423 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0.0122 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 240,481 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 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 0.0719 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in South Asia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in South Asia was 3.64 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 122.62 % change on previous year in 2000.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -90.24 % change on previous year in 1983.
- How does South Asia rank for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate?
- South Asia ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South 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.