Patent applications, residents in South Asia
South Asia: Patent applications, residents was 23,872 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in South Asia, 1980–2020
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 2020, patent applications, residents in South Asia stood at 23,872. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 157.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in South Asia peaked at 23,872 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56, in 1983.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in South Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1,291 | — |
| 1981 | 1,112 | -13.9% |
| 1982 | 1,180 | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 56 | -95.3% |
| 1984 | 1,081 | +1830.4% |
| 1985 | 1,050 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 1,041 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1,052 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 1,083 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1,108 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 1,225 | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 1,358 | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 1,374 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1,319 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 1,698 | +28.7% |
| 1995 | 1,715 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1,749 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2,080 | +18.9% |
| 1998 | 2,378 | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 2,418 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 2,393 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 2,616 | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 2,914 | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 3,635 | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 4,255 | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 5,063 | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 5,952 | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 6,585 | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 6,856 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 7,519 | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 9,258 | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 9,172 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 9,723 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 11,229 | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 12,240 | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 13,059 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 13,775 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 15,512 | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 17,008 | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 20,192 | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 23,872 | +18.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in South Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +1830.4% | 56 | 1,081 |
| 1983 | -95.3% | 1,180 | 56 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,005 | 56 | 1,291 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,731 | 1,225 | 2,418 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,779 | 2,393 | 7,519 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,117 | 9,172 | 20,192 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,872 | 23,872 | 23,872 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More science & technology data for South Asia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 240,481 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0719 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 13.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 34,811 (2020)
- Research and development expenditure 0.6% (2020)
- Researchers in R&D 256.82 per million people (2020)
- Technicians in R&D 73.06 per million people (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in South Asia?
- Patent applications, residents in South Asia was 23,872 in 2020, 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 23,872 in 2020.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56 in 1983.
- How does South Asia rank for patent applications, residents?
- South Asia ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2020.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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.