Patent applications, nonresidents in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Patent applications, nonresidents was 225,900 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents in Upper middle income, 1997–2020
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
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents in Upper middle income is 225,900, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Upper middle income peaked at 236,700 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 80,200, in 1997.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 80,200 | — |
| 1998 | 101,300 | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 102,000 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 97,600 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 107,100 | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 108,900 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 113,800 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 129,600 | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 153,700 | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 166,900 | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 174,700 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 185,000 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 164,900 | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 174,600 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 193,700 | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 207,200 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 210,500 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 219,500 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 227,300 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 219,700 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 218,400 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 228,100 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 236,700 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 225,900 | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94,500 | 80,200 | 102,000 | 3 |
| 2000s | 140,220 | 97,600 | 185,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 213,570 | 174,600 | 236,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 225,900 | 225,900 | 225,900 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More science & technology data for Upper middle income
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1.32 million (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0297 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, residents 1.39 million (2020)
- Research and development expenditure 2.0% (2023)
- Researchers in R&D 1,476 per million people (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Upper middle income?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Upper middle income was 225,900 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 236,700 in 2019.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,200 in 1997.
- How does Upper middle income rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Upper middle income ranks 5th out of 12 groups with data for 2020.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.