Patent applications, nonresidents in Tonga
Tonga: Patent applications, nonresidents was 6 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Tonga, 2016–2023
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
Tonga recorded 6 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 200.0% on the previous year and up 500.0% over ten years.
Tonga ranks 127th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 6 | +200.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 144, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 6 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,522, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.67 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More science & technology data for Tonga
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 61.73 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6173 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 64,838 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 90.05 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.7928 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4.85 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Tonga?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Tonga was 6 in 2023, 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
- How does Tonga rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Tonga ranks 127th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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.