Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in World
World: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0079 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in World, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0079 units per square kilometre for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.0079 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 units per square kilometre, in 1993.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in World, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.005 units per square kilometre | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 7 South Korea 0.517 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bahrain 0.4838 units per square kilometre compare
More science & technology data for World
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1.02 million (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.27 million (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 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 0.0252 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.1245 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in World?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in World was 0.0079 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0079 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does World rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.