Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in North Korea
North Korea: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 6 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in North Korea, 1986–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in North Korea stood at 6.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in North Korea peaked at 76 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2017.
That places North Korea 127th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 8 | — |
| 1987 | 32 | +300.0% |
| 1988 | 13 | -59.4% |
| 1989 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 38 | +192.3% |
| 1991 | 8 | -78.9% |
| 1992 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66 | +725.0% |
| 2006 | 56 | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 76 | +35.7% |
| 2008 | 65.5 | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 55 | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 39 | -29.1% |
| 2011 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27 | -30.8% |
| 2017 | 2 | -92.6% |
| 2018 | 8 | +300.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 6 | -14.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 6 is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.5, 92% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 6 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,924, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in North Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +725.0% | 8 | 66 |
| 1987 | +300.0% | 8 | 32 |
| 2018 | +300.0% | 2 | 8 |
| 1990 | +192.3% | 13 | 38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.5 | 8 | 32 | 4 |
| 1990s | 18 | 8 | 38 | 3 |
| 2000s | 63.7 | 55 | 76 | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.33 | 2 | 39 | 6 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More science & technology data for North Korea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 24.13 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.2413 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.35 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 52.77 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 6 (2020)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre (2020)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 269.28 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in North Korea?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in North Korea was 6 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 76 in 2007.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2017.
- How does North Korea rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- North Korea ranks 127th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea 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.