Patent applications, residents in Singapore
Singapore: Patent applications, residents was 2,024 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Singapore, 1980–2021
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 2021, patent applications, residents in Singapore stood at 2,024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Singapore peaked at 2,024 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1980.
Singapore ranks 19th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 145 | +3525.0% |
| 1996 | 224 | +54.5% |
| 1997 | 288 | +28.6% |
| 1998 | 311 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 374 | +20.3% |
| 2000 | 516 | +38.0% |
| 2001 | 524 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 624 | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 626 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 641 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 569 | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 626 | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 696 | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 793 | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 750 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 895 | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 1,056 | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 1,081 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1,143 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1,303 | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 1,469 | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 1,601 | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 1,609 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1,575 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1,727 | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 1,778 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 2,024 | +13.8% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 2,024 is above the median for high income countries, which is 397.5, 5.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 2,024 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 875, 2.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +3525.0% | 4 | 145 |
| 1981 | +100.0% | 2 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 1990s | 268.4 | 145 | 374 | 5 |
| 2000s | 636.5 | 516 | 793 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,346 | 895 | 1,727 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,901 | 1,778 | 2,024 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More science & technology data for Singapore
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 170.78 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.65 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 9.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 13,965 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6582 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11,894 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Singapore?
- Patent applications, residents in Singapore was 2,024 in 2021, 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 2,024 in 2021.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for patent applications, residents?
- Singapore ranks 19th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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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About this data
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.