Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Asia
South Asia: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Asia, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Asia stood at 0 units per person. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Asia peaked at 0 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1983.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Asia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -90.5% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +1061.5% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +23.7% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +54.5% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +32.3% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -19.0% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -57.3% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +118.5% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +24.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +42.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +42.7% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +1061.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2000 | +118.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1983 | -90.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1999 | -57.3% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 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
- 9 Tuvalu 0.0009 units per person compare
- 10 Canada 0.0008 units per person compare
- 11 Israel 0.0007 units per person compare
- 12 Japan 0.0006 units per person compare
More science & technology data for South Asia
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 42,423 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 42,423 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0.0122 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 240,481 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 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 0.0719 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 13.41 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Asia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Asia was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1983.
- How does South Asia rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- South Asia ranks 9th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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.