Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sweden, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sweden is 0 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.0006 units per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2012.
Sweden ranks 66th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0006 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0005 units per person | -22.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 units per person | -13.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 units per person | -14.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per person | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per person | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per person | -12.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per person | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | -13.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | -16.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | -35.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +44.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | -19.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -32.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -34.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -23.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -24.4% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -56.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +167.9% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +43.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -21.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 45% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 units per person, 3.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +167.9% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0006 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 units per person | 0.0001 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 Sweden
More science & technology data for Sweden
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.41 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 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.34 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3001 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 296 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sweden?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sweden was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2012.
- How does Sweden rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 66th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.