Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in High income
High income: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0139 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in High income, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in High income stood at 0.0139 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in High income peaked at 0.014 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 units per square kilometre, in 1993.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in High income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1984 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in High income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -27.6% | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.005 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 0.014 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 1 Singapore 15.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 2 Hong Kong 14.71 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 San Marino 8.51 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Macao 1.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Luxembourg 1.44 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Monaco 0.9597 units per square kilometre compare
More science & technology data for High income
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 723,652 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 723,652 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1.62 million (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0011 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 0.0313 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 1.62 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -2.58 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in High income?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in High income was 0.0139 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.014 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does High income rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- High income ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Patent applications, nonresidents ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.