Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Australia
Australia: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0.001 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Australia, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Australia stood at 0.001 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0012 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 units per person, in 1993.
That places Australia 6th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0008 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 units per person | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 units per person | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.001 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 units per person | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.001 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.001 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.001 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.001 units per person | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.001 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.001 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.001 units per person | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.001 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.001 units per person | -5.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.001 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 16.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.001 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 13.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 3 Hong Kong 0.0021 units per person compare
- 4 Singapore 0.0019 units per person compare
- 5 New Zealand 0.0011 units per person compare
- 7 United States 0.001 units per person compare
- 8 South Korea 0.001 units per person compare
- 9 Tuvalu 0.0009 units per person compare
More science & technology data for Australia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.58 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.11 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 30.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0604 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 27,945 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 27,945 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Australia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Australia was 0.001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 1993.
- How does Australia rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Australia ranks 6th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Patent applications, nonresidents ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.