Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Portugal
Portugal: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 53 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Portugal, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Portugal is 53, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 194.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Portugal peaked at 3,541 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2014.
Portugal ranks 84th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1,731 | — |
| 1981 | 1,843 | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 1,734 | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 1,760 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1,756 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1,906 | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 2,191 | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 2,258 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 2,410 | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 3,311 | +37.4% |
| 1990 | 3,541 | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 3,453 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1,138 | -67.0% |
| 1993 | 180 | -84.2% |
| 1994 | 88 | -51.1% |
| 1995 | 120 | +36.4% |
| 1996 | 76 | -36.7% |
| 1997 | 101 | +32.9% |
| 1998 | 61 | -39.6% |
| 1999 | 114 | +86.9% |
| 2000 | 65 | -43.0% |
| 2001 | 56 | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 49 | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 40 | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 64 | +60.0% |
| 2005 | 47 | -26.6% |
| 2006 | 36 | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 31 | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 24 | -22.6% |
| 2009 | 46 | +91.7% |
| 2010 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 | +63.0% |
| 2012 | 26 | -65.3% |
| 2013 | 22 | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 18 | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 20 | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 27 | +35.0% |
| 2017 | 36 | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 29 | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 104 | +258.6% |
| 2020 | 263 | +152.9% |
| 2021 | 42 | -84.0% |
| 2022 | 48 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 41 | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 53 | +29.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 53 is below the median for high income countries, which is 271, 20% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 53 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61, 87% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +258.6% | 29 | 104 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,090 | 1,731 | 3,311 | 10 |
| 1990s | 887.2 | 61 | 3,541 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.8 | 24 | 65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3 | 18 | 104 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.4 | 41 | 263 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More science & technology data for Portugal
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.21 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 12.94 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 140.06 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 53 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Portugal?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Portugal was 53 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3,541 in 1990.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Portugal ranks 84th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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.