Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0.0011 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in New Zealand, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in New Zealand stood at 0.0011 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0022 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per person, in 1993.
New Zealand ranks 5th of 157 countries on this measure, 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0008 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 units per person | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.001 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.001 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.001 units per person | -12.6% |
| 1992 | 0.001 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 units per person | -45.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 units per person | +33.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 units per person | +34.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 units per person | +77.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 units per person | +31.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 units per person | -45.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 units per person | +44.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 units per person | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 units per person | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.001 units per person | -25.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 units per person | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 units per person | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 units per person | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 units per person | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 units per person | -6.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0011 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 17.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0011 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 13.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in New Zealand 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 | +77.4% | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0017 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 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
- 6 Australia 0.001 units per person compare
- 7 United States 0.001 units per person compare
- 8 South Korea 0.001 units per person compare
More science & technology data for New Zealand
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 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 6.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 24.92 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 5,684 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 5,684 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in New Zealand?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0011 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 units per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 1993.
- How does New Zealand rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 5th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.