Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Tonga
Tonga: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 6 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Tonga, 2016–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Tonga stood at 6. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 500.0% over ten years.
Tonga ranks 127th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.67 | +66.7% |
| 2019 | 2.33 | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +50.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96, 6% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 6 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,924, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1 | 2.33 | 4 |
| 2020s | 3.75 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More science & technology data for Tonga
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 61.73 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6173 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 64,838 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 90.05 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.7928 % change on previous year (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 6 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Tonga?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Tonga was 6 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
- How does Tonga rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Tonga ranks 127th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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.