Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in World
World: Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate was 0.0098 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in World, 1986–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0098 % change on previous year for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 104.0% on the previous year and down 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in World peaked at 12.69 % change on previous year in 1995 and was at its lowest, -8.79 % change on previous year, in 2009.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in World, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.7388 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 3.59 % change on previous year | +386.4% |
| 1988 | 4.35 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 1989 | 4.82 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2589 % change on previous year | -94.6% |
| 1991 | -7.3 % change on previous year | -2917.7% |
| 1992 | 7.21 % change on previous year | -198.8% |
| 1993 | -4.48 % change on previous year | -162.2% |
| 1994 | 3.98 % change on previous year | -188.8% |
| 1995 | 12.69 % change on previous year | +218.9% |
| 1996 | 10.19 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 1997 | 9.14 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 10.16 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 4.27 % change on previous year | -58.0% |
| 2000 | 6.64 % change on previous year | +55.4% |
| 2001 | 7.92 % change on previous year | +19.3% |
| 2002 | -0.0913 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 2003 | 2.61 % change on previous year | -2962.6% |
| 2004 | 7.96 % change on previous year | +204.6% |
| 2005 | 10.74 % change on previous year | +34.9% |
| 2006 | 7.94 % change on previous year | -26.1% |
| 2007 | 4.82 % change on previous year | -39.3% |
| 2008 | 2 % change on previous year | -58.4% |
| 2009 | -8.79 % change on previous year | -539.2% |
| 2010 | 6.93 % change on previous year | -178.9% |
| 2011 | 4.16 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 2012 | 5.91 % change on previous year | +42.2% |
| 2013 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 2014 | 2.81 % change on previous year | +33.8% |
| 2015 | 3.61 % change on previous year | +28.6% |
| 2016 | -0.5184 % change on previous year | -114.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8094 % change on previous year | -256.1% |
| 2018 | 3.11 % change on previous year | +284.6% |
| 2019 | 4.13 % change on previous year | +32.6% |
| 2020 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -158.6% |
| 2021 | 4.64 % change on previous year | -291.9% |
| 2022 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 2023 | -0.244 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0098 % change on previous year | -104.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +2962.6% | -0.0913 % change on previous year | 2.61 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | -2917.7% | 0.2589 % change on previous year | -7.3 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.38 % change on previous year | 0.7388 % change on previous year | 4.82 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.61 % change on previous year | -7.3 % change on previous year | 12.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.17 % change on previous year | -8.79 % change on previous year | 10.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3 % change on previous year | -0.5184 % change on previous year | 6.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9594 % change on previous year | -2.42 % change on previous year | 4.64 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 2 Iraq 272.73 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Mozambique 262.5 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Zimbabwe 160 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Bhutan 140 % change on previous year compare
- 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
More science & technology data for World
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1.02 million (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0.0079 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.27 million (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 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 0.0252 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.1245 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in World?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in World was 0.0098 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 12.69 % change on previous year in 1995.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.79 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does World rank for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate?
- World ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.