Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 372,778 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific is 372,778, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 383,923 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20,223, in 1981.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44,443 | — |
| 1981 | 20,223 | -54.5% |
| 1982 | 20,769 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 48,563 | +133.8% |
| 1984 | 54,519 | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 62,286 | +14.2% |
| 1986 | 62,893 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 69,661 | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 71,049 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 77,941 | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 79,567 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 76,100 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 79,939 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 80,270 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 84,962 | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 95,636 | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 119,722 | +25.2% |
| 1997 | 127,158 | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 155,256 | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 154,844 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 160,738 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 177,322 | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 171,693 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 187,296 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 214,057 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 243,863 | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 260,213 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 270,387 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 271,616 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 239,908 | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 256,608 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 276,525 | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 282,856 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 301,273 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 312,866 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 322,725 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 320,907 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 321,721 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 345,379 | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 361,970 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 354,836 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 379,491 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 383,923 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 379,402 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 372,778 | -1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific 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 | +133.8% | 20,769 | 48,563 |
| 1981 | -54.5% | 44,443 | 20,223 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53,235 | 20,223 | 77,941 | 10 |
| 1990s | 105,345 | 76,100 | 155,256 | 10 |
| 2000s | 219,709 | 160,738 | 271,616 | 10 |
| 2010s | 310,283 | 256,608 | 361,970 | 10 |
| 2020s | 374,086 | 354,836 | 383,923 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More science & technology data for East Asia & Pacific
- Patent applications, nonresidents 372,778 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0.0155 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1.30 million (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0005 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 0.0534 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 1.39 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific was 372,778 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 383,923 in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,223 in 1981.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.