Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Italy
Italy: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Italy, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Italy is 0 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1994.
That places Italy 76th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per person | +20.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | -35.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -93.9% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +282.1% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -30.2% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +19.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -39.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +46.7% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +3.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 32% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 units per person, 2.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +282.1% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1992 | -93.9% | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More science & technology data for Italy
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.57 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.33 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 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 265.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5331 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1,188 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,188 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Italy?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Italy was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1994.
- How does Italy rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Italy ranks 76th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.