Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sweden
Sweden: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sweden, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sweden is 0.0007 units per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.7% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sweden peaked at 0.0125 units per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per square kilometre, in 2012.
Sweden ranks 88th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sweden, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +45.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +51.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -56.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +170.6% |
| 2015 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 2019 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -21.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.0007 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0043 units per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.0007 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0005 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +170.6% | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 85 Paraguay 0.0009 units per square kilometre compare
- 86 Cambodia 0.0008 units per square kilometre compare
- 87 Peru 0.0008 units per square kilometre compare
- 89 Samoa 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
- 90 Haiti 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
- 91 Nigeria 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
More science & technology data for Sweden
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.41 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 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.34 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3001 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 296 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 296 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sweden?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sweden was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0125 units per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Sweden rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Sweden ranks 88th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.