Patent applications, nonresidents in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Patent applications, nonresidents was 62,500 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
62,500
Change on year
down 2.8%
All-time high
64,300
in 2019
All-time low
13,200
in 1999
Years of data
24
1997–2020

Patent applications, nonresidents in Lower middle income, 1997–2020

20.0k40.0k60.0k1997200820201997: 18.6k1998: 17.3k1999: 13.2k2000: 17.1k2001: 18.0k2002: 15.9k2003: 17.5k2004: 22.9k2005: 31.3k2006: 37.2k2007: 44.2k2008: 46.4k2009: 41.4k2010: 52.6k2011: 55.7k2012: 57.0k2013: 55.8k2014: 54.5k2015: 58.5k2016: 57.4k2017: 56.4k2018: 62.2k2019: 64.3k2020: 62.5k

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

Lower middle income recorded 62,500 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Lower middle income peaked at 64,300 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13,200, in 1999.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16,367 13,200 18,600 3
2000s 29,190 15,900 46,400 10
2010s 57,440 52,600 64,300 10
2020s 62,500 62,500 62,500 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications, nonresidents in Lower middle income?
Patent applications, nonresidents in Lower middle income was 62,500 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, nonresidents recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 64,300 in 2019.
What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 13,200 in 1999.
Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower middle income 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, nonresidents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,548 data points, 1980–2021
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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.