Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in World
World: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 1.02 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in World, 1985–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
World recorded 1.02 million for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in World peaked at 1.02 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 270,700, in 1985.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 270,700 | — |
| 1986 | 272,700 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 282,500 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 294,800 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 309,000 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 309,800 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 287,200 | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 307,900 | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 294,100 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 305,800 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 344,600 | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 379,700 | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 414,400 | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 456,500 | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 476,000 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 507,600 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 547,800 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 547,300 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 561,600 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 606,300 | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 671,400 | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 724,700 | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 759,600 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 774,800 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 706,700 | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 755,700 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 787,100 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 833,600 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 851,100 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 875,000 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 906,600 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 901,900 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 909,200 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 937,500 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 976,200 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 952,600 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 996,800 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.02 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.02 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.02 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 285,940 | 270,700 | 309,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 357,600 | 287,200 | 476,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 640,780 | 507,600 | 774,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 873,390 | 755,700 | 976,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.00 million | 952,600 | 1.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 United States 332,899 compare
- 2 China 156,053 compare
- 3 Japan 69,686 compare
- 4 South Korea 50,459 compare
More science & technology data for World
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1.02 million (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0.0079 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.27 million (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 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 0.0252 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.1245 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in World?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in World was 1.02 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 270,700 in 1985.
- How does World rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- World ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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
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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.