Patent applications, residents in Mexico
Mexico: Patent applications, residents was 1,172 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, residents in Mexico, 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 Mexico stood at 1,172.
That represents a change of up 19.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Mexico peaked at 1,555 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 386, in 1996.
That places Mexico 28th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, residents in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 704 | — |
| 1981 | 765 | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 550 | -28.1% |
| 1983 | 730 | +32.7% |
| 1984 | 688 | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 590 | -14.2% |
| 1986 | 629 | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 742 | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 652 | -12.1% |
| 1989 | 757 | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 661 | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 564 | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 565 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 553 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 498 | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 432 | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 386 | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 420 | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 453 | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 455 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 431 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 534 | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 526 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 468 | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 565 | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 584 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 574 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 629 | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 685 | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 822 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 951 | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 1,065 | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 1,294 | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 1,210 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 1,246 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1,364 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 1,310 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 1,334 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1,555 | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 1,305 | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 1,132 | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 1,117 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 983 | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 978 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1,172 | +19.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1,172 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 8.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1,172 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11, 106.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 680.7 | 550 | 765 | 10 |
| 1990s | 498.7 | 386 | 661 | 10 |
| 2000s | 581.8 | 431 | 822 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,263 | 951 | 1,555 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,076 | 978 | 1,172 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More science & technology data for Mexico
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.49 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.16 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 152.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 74.57 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 15,017 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 15,017 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Mexico?
- Patent applications, residents in Mexico was 1,172 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1,555 in 2018.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 386 in 1996.
- How does Mexico rank for patent applications, residents?
- Mexico ranks 28th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.