Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in High income
High income: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in High income, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in High income is 0.0005 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in High income peaked at 0.0005 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 1982.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in High income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per person | -20.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 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
More science & technology data for High income
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 723,652 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 723,652 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0.0139 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1.62 million (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0011 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 0.0313 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 1.62 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -2.58 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in High income?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in High income was 0.0005 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1982.
- How does High income rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- High income ranks 2nd out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.