Patent applications, nonresidents in Philippines
Philippines: Patent applications, nonresidents was 3,903 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents in Philippines, 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 Philippines is 3,903, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Philippines peaked at 3,903 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 705, in 2002.
That places Philippines 22nd out of 150 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1,454 | — |
| 1981 | 1,514 | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 1,514 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,613 | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 1,194 | -26.0% |
| 1985 | 1,489 | +24.7% |
| 1986 | 1,379 | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 1,568 | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 1,617 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1,772 | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 1,822 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1,774 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 1,687 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 1,860 | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 1,965 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 2,207 | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 2,634 | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 3,440 | +30.6% |
| 1998 | 3,280 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 3,217 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 3,482 | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 2,470 | -29.1% |
| 2002 | 705 | -71.5% |
| 2003 | 1,732 | +145.7% |
| 2004 | 2,538 | +46.5% |
| 2005 | 2,762 | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 3,034 | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 3,248 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 3,097 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 2,825 | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 3,223 | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 3,010 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 2,832 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 3,065 | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 3,255 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 3,359 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 3,092 | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 3,072 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 3,771 | +22.8% |
| 2019 | 3,879 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 3,517 | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 3,903 | +11.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 3,903 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 144, 27.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 3,903 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,522, 60% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +145.7% | 705 | 1,732 |
| 2002 | -71.5% | 2,470 | 705 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,511 | 1,194 | 1,772 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,389 | 1,687 | 3,440 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,589 | 705 | 3,482 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,256 | 2,832 | 3,879 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,710 | 3,517 | 3,903 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 19 United Kingdom 7,263 compare
- 20 Malaysia 6,651 compare
- 21 New Zealand 6,522 compare
- 23 Argentina 3,263 compare
- 24 Chile 2,680 compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 2,581 compare
More science & technology data for Philippines
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 115.3 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 133.57 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 451.89 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.8706 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4,752 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Philippines?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Philippines was 3,903 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 3,903 in 2021.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 705 in 2002.
- How does Philippines rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Philippines ranks 22nd out of 150 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.