Patent applications, residents in Vietnam
Vietnam: Patent applications, residents was 1,226 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Vietnam, 1984–2024
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
Vietnam recorded 1,226 for patent applications, residents in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 23.7% on the previous year and up 151.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Vietnam peaked at 1,226 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7, in 1986.
Vietnam ranks 26th of 139 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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 52 | — |
| 1986 | 7 | -86.5% |
| 1988 | 20 | +185.7% |
| 1989 | 46 | +130.0% |
| 1990 | 58 | +26.1% |
| 1991 | 37 | -36.2% |
| 1992 | 34 | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 22 | -31.2% |
| 1995 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 37 | +60.9% |
| 1997 | 30 | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 25 | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 35 | +40.0% |
| 2000 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 52 | +52.9% |
| 2002 | 69 | +32.7% |
| 2003 | 78 | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 103 | +32.1% |
| 2005 | 180 | +74.8% |
| 2006 | 196 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 219 | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 204 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 258 | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 306 | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 300 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 382 | +27.3% |
| 2013 | 443 | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 487 | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 582 | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 560 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 592 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 646 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 720 | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 1,021 | +41.8% |
| 2021 | 1,066 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 895 | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 991 | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 1,226 | +23.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1,226 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 8.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1,226 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 873, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +185.7% | 7 | 20 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.25 | 7 | 52 | 4 |
| 1990s | 33.3 | 22 | 58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 139.3 | 34 | 258 | 10 |
| 2010s | 501.8 | 300 | 720 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,040 | 895 | 1,226 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More science & technology data for Vietnam
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 127.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 128.87 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 419.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 8,678 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 8,678 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Vietnam?
- Patent applications, residents in Vietnam was 1,226 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1,226 in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 1986.
- How does Vietnam rank for patent applications, residents?
- Vietnam ranks 26th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.