Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Europe & Central Asia, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 0.0002 units per person for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | -20.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | -16.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | -14.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | -15.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +30.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +22.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 1 San Marino 0.0153 units per person compare
- 2 Luxembourg 0.0055 units per person compare
- 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
- 6 Australia 0.001 units per person compare
More science & technology data for Europe & Central Asia
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 161,435 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 161,435 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0.006 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 865,613 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 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 0.0316 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -0.9435 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Europe & Central Asia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Europe & Central Asia was 0.0002 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1990.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.