Patent applications, residents in Japan
Japan: Patent applications, residents was 237,169 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, residents in Japan, 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
Japan recorded 237,169 for patent applications, residents in 2024.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Japan peaked at 387,364 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 165,730, in 1980.
Japan ranks 3rd of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Patent applications, residents in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 165,730 | — |
| 1983 | 227,708 | +37.4% |
| 1984 | 256,205 | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 274,373 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 290,202 | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 311,006 | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 308,908 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 317,566 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 333,230 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 335,933 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 338,019 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 332,345 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 319,938 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 334,612 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 340,101 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 350,807 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 359,381 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 360,180 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 387,364 | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 386,767 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 369,458 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 358,184 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 368,416 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 367,960 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 347,060 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 333,498 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 330,110 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 295,315 | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 290,081 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 287,580 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 287,013 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 271,731 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 265,959 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 258,839 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 260,244 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 260,292 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 253,630 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 245,372 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 227,348 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 222,452 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 218,813 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 228,936 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 237,169 | +3.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 237,169 is above the median for high income countries, which is 322, 736.5× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Japan's 237,169 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 873, 271.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +37.4% | 165,730 | 227,708 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 268,962 | 165,730 | 317,566 | 8 |
| 1990s | 340,455 | 319,938 | 360,180 | 10 |
| 2000s | 354,413 | 295,315 | 387,364 | 10 |
| 2010s | 268,074 | 245,372 | 290,081 | 10 |
| 2020s | 226,944 | 218,813 | 237,169 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 China 1.67 million compare
- 2 United States 270,295 compare
- 4 South Korea 195,786 compare
- 5 India 63,217 compare
- 6 Germany 40,085 compare
More science & technology data for Japan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 178.43 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 608.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Japan?
- Patent applications, residents in Japan was 237,169 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 387,364 in 2000.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 165,730 in 1980.
- How does Japan rank for patent applications, residents?
- Japan ranks 3rd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.