Patent applications, residents in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Patent applications, residents was 495 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Hong Kong, 1983–2024
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
The most recent figure for patent applications, residents in Hong Kong is 495, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 157.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Hong Kong peaked at 495 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9, in 1993.
Hong Kong ranks 44th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 21 | — |
| 1984 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 16 | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 10 | -37.5% |
| 1987 | 13 | +30.0% |
| 1988 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 15 | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 21 | +40.0% |
| 1991 | 16 | -23.8% |
| 1992 | 11 | -31.2% |
| 1993 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 21 | +133.3% |
| 1995 | 23 | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 41 | +78.3% |
| 1997 | 26 | -36.6% |
| 1998 | 128 | +392.3% |
| 1999 | 42 | -67.2% |
| 2000 | 51 | +21.4% |
| 2001 | 74 | +45.1% |
| 2002 | 112 | +51.4% |
| 2003 | 107 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 127 | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 156 | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 172 | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 160 | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 173 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 149 | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 133 | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 181 | +36.1% |
| 2012 | 171 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 226 | +32.2% |
| 2014 | 192 | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 239 | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 233 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 324 | +39.1% |
| 2018 | 314 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 346 | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 423 | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 401 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 426 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 465 | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 495 | +6.5% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 495 is above the median for high income countries, which is 322, 1.5× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 495 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 873, 57% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Hong Kong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +392.3% | 26 | 128 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.29 | 10 | 21 | 7 |
| 1990s | 33.8 | 9 | 128 | 10 |
| 2000s | 128.1 | 51 | 173 | 10 |
| 2010s | 235.9 | 133 | 346 | 10 |
| 2020s | 442 | 401 | 495 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More science & technology data for Hong Kong
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 364.85 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 3.6 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 27.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 22,647 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 14.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 13.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 15,445 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 15,445 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Hong Kong?
- Patent applications, residents in Hong Kong was 495 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 495 in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 1993.
- How does Hong Kong rank for patent applications, residents?
- Hong Kong ranks 44th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.