Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.0001 units per person for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1986.
That places Mexico 29th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | -20.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -19.7% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +48.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +21.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | -48.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +26.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +56.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 5.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 units per person, 2.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +56.2% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 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 | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More science & technology data for Mexico
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.49 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.16 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 152.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 74.57 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 15,017 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 15,017 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Mexico?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Mexico was 0.0001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1986.
- How does Mexico rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 29th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.