Patent applications, nonresidents in New Zealand
New Zealand: Patent applications, nonresidents was 6,522 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents in New Zealand, 1980–2021
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 New Zealand is 6,522, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in New Zealand peaked at 8,259 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,866, in 1993.
New Zealand ranks 21st of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2,290 | — |
| 1981 | 2,424 | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 2,547 | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 2,683 | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 3,011 | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 2,967 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 3,128 | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 3,368 | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 3,622 | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 3,660 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 3,869 | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 3,550 | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 3,390 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 1,866 | -45.0% |
| 1994 | 2,517 | +34.9% |
| 1995 | 3,435 | +36.5% |
| 1996 | 6,192 | +80.3% |
| 1997 | 8,259 | +33.4% |
| 1998 | 4,519 | -45.3% |
| 1999 | 6,541 | +44.7% |
| 2000 | 5,585 | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 5,507 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 5,109 | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 5,028 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 4,900 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 5,112 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 5,212 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 5,952 | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 4,468 | -24.9% |
| 2009 | 4,803 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 5,051 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 4,708 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 5,674 | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 5,167 | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 6,092 | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 5,317 | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 5,311 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5,146 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 5,221 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 5,690 | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 5,417 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 6,522 | +20.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 6,522 is above the median for high income countries, which is 267, 24.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 6,522 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,522, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +80.3% | 3,435 | 6,192 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,970 | 2,290 | 3,660 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,414 | 1,866 | 8,259 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,168 | 4,468 | 5,952 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,338 | 4,708 | 6,092 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,970 | 5,417 | 6,522 | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More science & technology data for New Zealand
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 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 6.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 24.92 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in New Zealand?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in New Zealand was 6,522 in 2021, 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 8,259 in 1997.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,866 in 1993.
- How does New Zealand rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- New Zealand ranks 21st out of 150 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.