Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0216 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0216 units per square kilometre for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.0314 units per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 units per square kilometre, in 1993.
That places New Zealand 25th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 1995 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | +80.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | -45.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | +44.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0209 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0179 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0215 units per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0195 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0206 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0216 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0043 units per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0216 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0138 units per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +80.3% | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 0.0235 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | 0.017 units per square kilometre | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0203 units per square kilometre | 0.0179 units per square kilometre | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.023 units per square kilometre | 0.0206 units per square kilometre | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 22 Barbados 0.0278 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Vietnam 0.0277 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Brunei 0.026 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Andorra 0.0214 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Malaysia 0.0193 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0177 units per square kilometre compare
More science & technology data for New Zealand
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 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 6.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 24.92 units per square kilometre (2023)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 5,684 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.0216 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0314 units per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does New Zealand rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 25th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.