Patent applications, residents in Canada
Canada: Patent applications, residents was 4,304 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, residents in Canada, 1980–2024
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
In 2024, patent applications, residents in Canada stood at 4,304.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Canada peaked at 5,522 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,648, in 1980.
Canada ranks 15th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, residents in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1,648 | — |
| 1981 | 2,164 | +31.3% |
| 1982 | 2,000 | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 2,017 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 2,026 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 2,092 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 2,161 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 2,527 | +16.9% |
| 1988 | 2,772 | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 3,031 | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 2,549 | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 2,182 | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 2,807 | +28.6% |
| 1993 | 3,623 | +29.1% |
| 1994 | 2,480 | -31.5% |
| 1995 | 2,431 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 2,583 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 3,344 | +29.5% |
| 1998 | 3,809 | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 4,061 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 4,187 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 3,963 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 3,959 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3,929 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 5,231 | +33.1% |
| 2005 | 5,183 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 5,522 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 4,998 | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 5,061 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 5,067 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 4,550 | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 4,754 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 4,709 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 4,567 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 4,198 | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 4,277 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 4,078 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 4,053 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 4,349 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 4,238 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 4,452 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 4,710 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 4,564 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 4,097 | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 4,304 | +5.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 4,304 is above the median for high income countries, which is 322, 13.4× the median. (60 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,244 | 1,648 | 3,031 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,987 | 2,182 | 4,061 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,710 | 3,929 | 5,522 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,377 | 4,053 | 4,754 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,425 | 4,097 | 4,710 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More science & technology data for Canada
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 94.11 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9064 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 37.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 31,070 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 31,070 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Canada?
- Patent applications, residents in Canada was 4,304 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, residents recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 5,522 in 2006.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,648 in 1980.
- How does Canada rank for patent applications, residents?
- Canada ranks 15th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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, residents. 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.