Patent applications, residents in High income
High income: Patent applications, residents was 870,300 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, residents in High 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, residents in High income is 870,300, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in High income peaked at 917,400 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 690,700, in 1997.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Patent applications, residents in High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 690,700 | — |
| 1998 | 706,700 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 735,400 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 804,200 | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 816,900 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 805,800 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 821,000 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 851,300 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 886,700 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 886,500 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 898,400 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 888,200 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 841,600 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 861,700 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 868,300 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 899,800 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 916,300 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 912,900 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 912,900 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 917,400 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 911,300 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 900,300 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 900,200 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 870,300 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 710,933 | 690,700 | 735,400 | 3 |
| 2000s | 850,060 | 804,200 | 898,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 900,110 | 861,700 | 917,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 870,300 | 870,300 | 870,300 | 1 |
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More science & technology data for High income
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1.62 million (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0011 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 0.0313 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 1.62 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -2.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 682,500 (2020)
- Research and development expenditure 2.9% (2023)
- Researchers in R&D 4,607 per million people (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in High income?
- Patent applications, residents in High income was 870,300 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, residents recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 917,400 in 2016.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 690,700 in 1997.
- How does High income rank for patent applications, residents?
- High income ranks 4th out of 12 groups with data for 2020.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High 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, 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.