Patent applications, residents in Monaco
Monaco: Patent applications, residents was 2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Monaco, 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
The most recent figure for patent applications, residents in Monaco is 2, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Monaco peaked at 21 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2005.
That places Monaco 125th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Monaco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14 | — |
| 1981 | 20 | +42.9% |
| 1982 | 9 | -55.0% |
| 1983 | 19 | +111.1% |
| 1984 | 11 | -42.1% |
| 1985 | 15 | +36.4% |
| 1986 | 10 | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 19 | +90.0% |
| 1988 | 16 | -15.8% |
| 1989 | 9 | -43.8% |
| 1990 | 21 | +133.3% |
| 1991 | 12 | -42.9% |
| 1992 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 21 | +110.0% |
| 1995 | 13 | -38.1% |
| 1996 | 16 | +23.1% |
| 1997 | 20 | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 4 | -80.0% |
| 1999 | 15 | +275.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | -60.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 5 | -37.5% |
| 2004 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | -71.4% |
| 2006 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | +83.3% |
| 2008 | 7 | -36.4% |
| 2009 | 3 | -57.1% |
| 2010 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2017 | 18 | +157.1% |
| 2018 | 4 | -77.8% |
| 2019 | 10 | +150.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | -60.0% |
Monaco compared with similar countries
- Monaco's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 322, 1% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Monaco's 2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 225, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2 | 9 | 20 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.1 | 4 | 21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1 | 2 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1 | 4 | 18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
More science & technology data for Monaco
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 107.4 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.07 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 41,490 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 19,452 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Monaco?
- Patent applications, residents in Monaco was 2 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 Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 21 in 1990.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- How does Monaco rank for patent applications, residents?
- Monaco ranks 125th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Monaco 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.