Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in United States
United States: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 332,899 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in United States, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
United States recorded 332,899 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 4.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in United States peaked at 332,899 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42,231, in 1980.
That places United States 1st out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42,231 | — |
| 1981 | 44,009 | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 46,309 | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 44,312 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 49,443 | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 51,562 | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 55,721 | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 63,522 | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 68,644 | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 76,337 | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 80,520 | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 84,160 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 90,922 | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 84,241 | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 95,522 | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 104,180 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 105,054 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 101,282 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 102,246 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 116,512 | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 121,734 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 141,131 | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 147,205 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 155,782 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 171,826 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 189,272 | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 211,690 | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 223,842 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 230,788 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 227,834 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 242,990 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 249,930 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 270,772 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 279,351 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 288,104 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 294,940 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 303,126 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 304,682 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 303,212 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 318,744 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 309,509 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 309,246 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 318,772 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 319,776 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 332,899 | +4.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 332,899 is above the median for high income countries, which is 271, 1228.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54,209 | 42,231 | 76,337 | 10 |
| 1990s | 96,464 | 80,520 | 116,512 | 10 |
| 2000s | 182,110 | 121,734 | 230,788 | 10 |
| 2010s | 285,585 | 242,990 | 318,744 | 10 |
| 2020s | 318,040 | 309,246 | 332,899 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More science & technology data for United States
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.19 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.15 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 390.99 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 42.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.693 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 332,899 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.001 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in United States?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in United States was 332,899 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 332,899 in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,231 in 1980.
- How does United States rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- United States ranks 1st out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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.