Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0.001 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Korea, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Korea is 0.001 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.001 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1980.
That places South Korea 8th 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per person | +36.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per person | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per person | +14.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per person | +32.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per person | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 units per person | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 units per person | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per person | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per person | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.001 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 0.001 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.001 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.001 units per person | -3.3% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.001 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 15.6× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.001 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 12.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More science & technology data for South Korea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 172.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.72 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 89.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 859.55 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 50,459 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 50,459 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Korea?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Korea was 0.001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1980.
- How does South Korea rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 8th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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.