Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in India
India: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0141 units per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in India, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in India is 0.0141 units per square kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.0141 units per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 units per square kilometre, in 1980.
India ranks 31st of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +56.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -60.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +141.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2002 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0141 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 46.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0141 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0023 units per square kilometre, 6.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +141.7% | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre |
| 1999 | -60.9% | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.011 units per square kilometre | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0177 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 China 0.0166 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Thailand 0.0153 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Belgium 0.0135 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Philippines 0.0124 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0115 units per square kilometre compare
More science & technology data for India
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 79.35 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7935 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.15 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 389.67 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6206 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 41,940 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 41,940 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in India?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in India was 0.0141 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0141 units per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does India rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 31st out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.