Patent applications, nonresidents in Brunei
Brunei: Patent applications, nonresidents was 137 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Brunei, 1993–2024
Source: 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents in Brunei is 137, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Brunei peaked at 155 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2012.
That places Brunei 72nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 88 | — |
| 1994 | 41 | -53.4% |
| 1995 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 21 | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 42 | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 32 | -23.8% |
| 1999 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 21 | -38.2% |
| 2001 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 43 | +104.8% |
| 2004 | 31 | -27.9% |
| 2005 | 26 | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 41 | +57.7% |
| 2007 | 64 | +56.1% |
| 2008 | 75 | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 42 | -44.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | -73.8% |
| 2013 | 15 | +36.4% |
| 2014 | 91 | +506.7% |
| 2016 | 73 | -19.8% |
| 2017 | 99 | +35.6% |
| 2018 | 95 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 133 | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 115 | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 137 | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 155 | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 137 | -11.6% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 137 is below the median for high income countries, which is 271, 51% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 137 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,924, 7% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in Brunei 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 | +506.7% | 15 | 91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.86 | 21 | 88 | 7 |
| 2000s | 38.5 | 21 | 75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.86 | 11 | 133 | 7 |
| 2020s | 136 | 115 | 155 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More science & technology data for Brunei
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.18 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 546,615 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 103.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4576 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.3604 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 137 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Brunei?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Brunei was 137 in 2024, according to 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.
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 155 in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2012.
- How does Brunei rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Brunei ranks 72nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.