Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 47,688 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Lower middle income, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 47,688 for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Lower middle income peaked at 47,688 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,505, in 1983.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6,144 | — |
| 1981 | 5,762 | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 5,686 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 3,505 | -38.4% |
| 1984 | 5,525 | +57.6% |
| 1985 | 6,030 | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 5,481 | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 5,406 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 3,841 | -28.9% |
| 1989 | 4,975 | +29.5% |
| 1990 | 5,926 | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 5,261 | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 5,179 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 6,294 | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 6,909 | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 7,400 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 11,415 | +54.3% |
| 1997 | 12,407 | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 9,961 | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 5,968 | -40.1% |
| 2000 | 11,800 | +97.7% |
| 2001 | 11,337 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 13,497 | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 13,505 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 17,894 | +32.5% |
| 2005 | 25,412 | +42.0% |
| 2006 | 28,978 | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 36,257 | +25.1% |
| 2008 | 37,740 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 32,471 | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 37,404 | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 40,913 | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 41,439 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 39,577 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 36,948 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 38,519 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 37,056 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 37,496 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 39,850 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 40,379 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 39,591 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 40,936 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 44,777 | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 46,178 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 47,688 | +3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Lower middle income 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 | +97.7% | 5,968 | 11,800 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,236 | 3,505 | 6,144 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,672 | 5,179 | 12,407 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,889 | 11,337 | 37,740 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,958 | 36,948 | 41,439 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,834 | 39,591 | 47,688 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More science & technology data for Lower middle income
- Patent applications, nonresidents 47,688 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 327,365 (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 0.0173 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -0.8012 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Lower middle income?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Lower middle income was 47,688 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 47,688 in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,505 in 1983.
- How does Lower middle income rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Lower middle income ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.