Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in South Asia
South Asia: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 42,423 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in South Asia, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in South Asia is 42,423, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in South Asia peaked at 42,423 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 208, in 1983.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in South Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1,986 | — |
| 1981 | 2,069 | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 2,131 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 208 | -90.2% |
| 1984 | 2,473 | +1088.9% |
| 1985 | 2,670 | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 2,677 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 2,708 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 2,705 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 2,770 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 2,832 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 2,497 | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 2,358 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 2,662 | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 3,359 | +26.2% |
| 1995 | 5,295 | +57.6% |
| 1996 | 7,146 | +35.0% |
| 1997 | 8,541 | +19.5% |
| 1998 | 7,049 | -17.5% |
| 1999 | 3,068 | -56.5% |
| 2000 | 6,830 | +122.6% |
| 2001 | 8,685 | +27.2% |
| 2002 | 9,220 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 9,637 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 13,915 | +44.4% |
| 2005 | 20,166 | +44.9% |
| 2006 | 23,800 | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 29,471 | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 30,929 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 27,500 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 31,420 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 33,969 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 34,703 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 32,809 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 31,099 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 33,719 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 32,445 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 32,174 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 34,334 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 34,790 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 34,249 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 35,959 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 39,124 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 40,933 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 42,423 | +3.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in South Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +1088.9% | 208 | 2,473 |
| 2000 | +122.6% | 3,068 | 6,830 |
| 1983 | -90.2% | 2,131 | 208 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,240 | 208 | 2,770 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,481 | 2,358 | 8,541 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,015 | 6,830 | 30,929 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,146 | 31,099 | 34,790 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,538 | 34,249 | 42,423 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More science & technology data for South Asia
- Patent applications, nonresidents 42,423 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0.0122 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 240,481 (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 0.0719 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 13.41 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in South Asia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in South Asia was 42,423 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 42,423 in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 208 in 1983.
- How does South Asia rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- South Asia ranks 9th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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.