Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in World
World: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in World, 1985–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0001 units per person for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in World peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1993.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 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
- 8 South Korea 0.001 units per person compare
More science & technology data for World
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1.02 million (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0.0079 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.27 million (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 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 0.0252 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.1245 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in World?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in World was 0.0001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1993.
- How does World rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- World ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.