Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0.0019 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Singapore, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Singapore stood at 0.0019 units per person.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Singapore peaked at 0.0031 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 1981.
Singapore ranks 4th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Singapore, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per person | +33.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 units per person | +82.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 units per person | +366.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 units per person | -75.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 units per person | +184.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per person | -77.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 units per person | +326.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.002 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 units per person | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 units per person | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.002 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 units per person | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0019 units per person | -7.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.0019 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 30.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.0019 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 24.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Singapore 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 | +366.6% | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0031 units per person |
| 2003 | +326.7% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0018 units per person |
| 2001 | +184.2% | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0019 units per person |
| 1995 | +82.0% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0007 units per person |
| 2002 | -77.9% | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0004 units per person |
| 1997 | -75.7% | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0008 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 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
- 5 New Zealand 0.0011 units per person compare
- 6 Australia 0.001 units per person compare
- 7 United States 0.001 units per person compare
More science & technology data for Singapore
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 170.78 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.65 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 9.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 13,965 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6582 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 11,523 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 11,523 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Singapore?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Singapore was 0.0019 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0031 units per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1981.
- How does Singapore rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Singapore ranks 4th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.