Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in North America
North America: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0.001 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in North America, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in North America is 0.001 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in North America peaked at 0.001 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 1980.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in North America, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.001 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.001 units per person | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 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
More science & technology data for North America
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 363,969 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 363,969 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0.0196 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 494,654 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 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 0.0276 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.9882 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -3.84 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in North America?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in North America was 0.001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 1980.
- How does North America rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- North America ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.