Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Canada
Canada: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0.0008 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Canada, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Canada is 0.0008 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0012 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per person, in 1991.
Canada ranks 10th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0009 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.001 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.001 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.001 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.001 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 units per person | -25.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 units per person | -14.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.001 units per person | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.001 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.001 units per person | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 units per person | -4.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0008 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 12.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More science & technology data for Canada
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 94.11 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9064 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 37.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 31,070 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 31,070 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Canada?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Canada was 0.0008 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 1991.
- How does Canada rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.