Patent applications, nonresidents in Macao
Macao: Patent applications, nonresidents was 49 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Macao, 2001–2024
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
Macao recorded 49 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.5% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Macao peaked at 291 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2001.
That places Macao 85th 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 Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7 | — |
| 2002 | 12 | +71.4% |
| 2004 | 22 | +83.3% |
| 2005 | 119 | +440.9% |
| 2006 | 131 | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 291 | +122.1% |
| 2008 | 208 | -28.5% |
| 2009 | 123 | -40.9% |
| 2010 | 58 | -52.8% |
| 2011 | 56 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 53 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 54 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 104 | +92.6% |
| 2015 | 62 | -40.4% |
| 2016 | 51 | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 67 | +31.4% |
| 2018 | 54 | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 38 | -29.6% |
| 2020 | 63 | +65.8% |
| 2021 | 35 | -44.4% |
| 2022 | 24 | -31.4% |
| 2023 | 33 | +37.5% |
| 2024 | 49 | +48.5% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 49 is below the median for high income countries, which is 267, 18% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Macao's 49 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,522, 1% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in Macao 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 | +440.9% | 22 | 119 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114.12 | 7 | 291 | 8 |
| 2010s | 59.7 | 38 | 104 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8 | 24 | 63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More science & technology data for Macao
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 201.14 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 2.11 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 1.45 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 41,640 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.702 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Macao?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Macao was 49 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 291 in 2007.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2001.
- How does Macao rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Macao ranks 85th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao 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.