Patent applications, nonresidents in North Korea
North Korea: Patent applications, nonresidents was 6 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in North Korea, 1986–2020
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
In 2020, patent applications, nonresidents in North Korea stood at 6.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in North Korea peaked at 76 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2017.
North Korea ranks 127th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 8 | — |
| 1987 | 32 | +300.0% |
| 1988 | 13 | -59.4% |
| 1989 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 38 | +192.3% |
| 1991 | 8 | -78.9% |
| 1992 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66 | +725.0% |
| 2006 | 56 | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 76 | +35.7% |
| 2009 | 55 | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 39 | -29.1% |
| 2011 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27 | -30.8% |
| 2017 | 2 | -92.6% |
| 2018 | 8 | +300.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 6 | -14.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 6 is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.5, 52% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 6 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,522, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in North Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +725.0% | 8 | 66 |
| 1987 | +300.0% | 8 | 32 |
| 2018 | +300.0% | 2 | 8 |
| 1990 | +192.3% | 13 | 38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.5 | 8 | 32 | 4 |
| 1990s | 18 | 8 | 38 | 3 |
| 2000s | 63.25 | 55 | 76 | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.33 | 2 | 39 | 6 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More science & technology data for North Korea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 24.13 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.2413 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.35 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 52.77 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.89 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 269.28 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -1.3 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in North Korea?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in North Korea was 6 in 2020, 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 76 in 2007.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2017.
- How does North Korea rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- North Korea ranks 127th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea 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.