Patent applications, residents in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Patent applications, residents was 25 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, residents in North Macedonia, 1993–2024
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 North Macedonia is 25, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 31.6% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in North Macedonia peaked at 105 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2023.
That places North Macedonia 88th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Patent applications, residents in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 78 | — |
| 1994 | 58 | -25.6% |
| 1995 | 100 | +72.4% |
| 1996 | 52 | -48.0% |
| 1997 | 66 | +26.9% |
| 1998 | 84 | +27.3% |
| 1999 | 64 | -23.8% |
| 2000 | 71 | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 66 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 42 | -36.4% |
| 2003 | 48 | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 44 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 53 | +20.5% |
| 2006 | 55 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 105 | +90.9% |
| 2008 | 34 | -67.6% |
| 2009 | 39 | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 27 | -30.8% |
| 2011 | 37 | +37.0% |
| 2012 | 50 | +35.1% |
| 2013 | 42 | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 47 | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 42 | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 24 | -42.9% |
| 2023 | 19 | -20.8% |
| 2024 | 25 | +31.6% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 25 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 18% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 25 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 225, 11% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.71 | 52 | 100 | 7 |
| 2000s | 55.7 | 34 | 105 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39 | 27 | 50 | 4 |
| 2020s | 31.4 | 19 | 47 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More science & technology data for North Macedonia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.39 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 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 1.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 77.32 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in North Macedonia?
- Patent applications, residents in North Macedonia was 25 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 105 in 2007.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2023.
- How does North Macedonia rank for patent applications, residents?
- North Macedonia ranks 88th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.