Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in India
India: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 41,940 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in India, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in India is 41,940, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in India peaked at 41,940 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,817, in 1980.
India ranks 5th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1,817 | — |
| 1981 | 1,834 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 1,948 | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 2,120 | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 2,291 | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 2,493 | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 2,497 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 2,520 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 2,504 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 2,600 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 2,673 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 2,328 | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 2,176 | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 2,511 | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 3,212 | +27.9% |
| 1995 | 5,021 | +56.3% |
| 1996 | 6,901 | +37.4% |
| 1997 | 8,229 | +19.2% |
| 1998 | 6,707 | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 2,620 | -60.9% |
| 2000 | 6,332 | +141.7% |
| 2001 | 8,213 | +29.7% |
| 2002 | 8,772 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 9,188 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 13,452 | +46.4% |
| 2005 | 19,661 | +46.2% |
| 2006 | 23,242 | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 28,922 | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 30,387 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 27,025 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 30,909 | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 33,450 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 34,402 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 32,362 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 30,814 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 33,079 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 31,858 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 31,621 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 33,766 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 34,173 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 33,630 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 35,306 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 38,517 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 40,438 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 41,940 | +3.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 41,940 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.5, 1215.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- India's 41,940 is above the median for South Asia, which is 181, 231.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +141.7% | 2,620 | 6,332 |
| 1999 | -60.9% | 6,707 | 2,620 |
| 1995 | +56.3% | 3,212 | 5,021 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,262 | 1,817 | 2,600 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,238 | 2,176 | 8,229 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,519 | 6,332 | 30,387 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,643 | 30,814 | 34,402 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,966 | 33,630 | 41,940 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More science & technology data for India
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 79.35 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7935 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.15 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 389.67 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6206 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 41,940 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in India?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in India was 41,940 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 41,940 in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,817 in 1980.
- How does India rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- India ranks 5th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.