Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0024 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Lower middle income, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 0.0024 units per square kilometre for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Lower middle income peaked at 0.0024 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1983.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +57.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +54.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -40.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +97.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2008 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Lower middle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +97.6% | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 5 Luxembourg 1.44 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Monaco 0.9597 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 South Korea 0.517 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bahrain 0.4838 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Tuvalu 0.3462 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Israel 0.3149 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Japan 0.1912 units per square kilometre compare
More science & technology data for Lower middle income
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 47,688 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 47,688 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 327,365 (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 0.0173 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -0.8012 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Lower middle income?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Lower middle income was 0.0024 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Lower middle income rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Lower middle income ranks 8th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.