Patent applications by nonresidents — all countries

Patent applications by nonresidents — Australia

Patent applications by nonresidents in Australia in 2021 — 29,443 filings. Ranked 7 in the world out of 121. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 187%.

2021 29,443 filings +9.35% vs 2020
World rank 7of 121
Period maximum 29,443 filings2021
Period minimum 10,259 filings1980

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by nonresidents — Australia, 1980–2021010,00020,00030,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 10,259 filings1981: 11,378 filings1982: 11,373 filings1983: 11,542 filings1984: 12,178 filings1985: 12,132 filings1986: 12,349 filings1987: 12,611 filings1988: 12,431 filings1989: 12,901 filings1990: 13,278 filings1991: 11,762 filings1992: 12,100 filings1993: 11,284 filings1994: 11,647 filings1995: 12,277 filings1996: 13,221 filings1997: 15,398 filings1998: 16,063 filings1999: 17,960 filings2000: 20,073 filings2001: 20,548 filings2002: 20,181 filings2003: 19,176 filings2004: 20,274 filings2005: 21,302 filings2006: 23,166 filings2007: 24,122 filings2008: 23,525 filings2009: 21,187 filings2010: 22,478 filings2011: 23,143 filings2012: 23,731 filings2013: 26,656 filings2014: 23,968 filings2015: 26,314 filings2016: 25,774 filings2017: 26,403 filings2018: 27,200 filings2019: 27,121 filings2020: 26,926 filings2021: 29,443 filings
Change over the period: +19,184 (+187%) Average annual rate: 2.6 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 29,443 filings
World 1.02M filings
Australia and New Zealand computed 35,965 filings
High-income countries computed 614,590 filings
Patent applications by nonresidents — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 29,443 +2,517 +9.35%
2020 26,926 −195 −0.72%
2019 27,121 −79 −0.29%
2018 27,200 +797 +3.02%
2017 26,403 +629 +2.44%
2016 25,774 −540 −2.05%
2015 26,314 +2,346 +9.79%
2014 23,968 −2,688 −10.08%
2013 26,656 +2,925 +12.33%
2012 23,731 +588 +2.54%
2011 23,143 +665 +2.96%
2010 22,478 +1,291 +6.09%
2009 21,187 −2,338 −9.94%
2008 23,525 −597 −2.47%
2007 24,122 +956 +4.13%
2006 23,166 +1,864 +8.75%
2005 21,302 +1,028 +5.07%
2004 20,274 +1,098 +5.73%
2003 19,176 −1,005 −4.98%
2002 20,181 −367 −1.79%
2001 20,548 +475 +2.37%
2000 20,073 +2,113 +11.77%
1999 17,960 +1,897 +11.81%
1998 16,063 +665 +4.32%
1997 15,398 +2,177 +16.47%
1996 13,221 +944 +7.69%
1995 12,277 +630 +5.41%
1994 11,647 +363 +3.22%
1993 11,284 −816 −6.74%
1992 12,100 +338 +2.87%
1991 11,762 −1,516 −11.42%
1990 13,278 +377 +2.92%
1989 12,901 +470 +3.78%
1988 12,431 −180 −1.43%
1987 12,611 +262 +2.12%
1986 12,349 +217 +1.79%
1985 12,132 −46 −0.38%
1984 12,178 +636 +5.51%
1983 11,542 +169 +1.49%
1982 11,373 −5 −0.04%
1981 11,378 +1,119 +10.91%
1980 10,259

Australia and New Zealand, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 29,443 NZ New Zealand 6,522

About the indicator

The number of patent applications filed in a country by nonresident applicants. The indicator measures not the inventive activity of the country but the value of its market: a patent has force only where it is granted, so foreign companies file where they intend to sell or where they fear copying. The ratio to applications by residents splits countries into those that invent and those where others file.

Important: A measure of the appeal of a market, not of innovativeness. An application is not a patent: some applications are rejected, and the share of rejections differs across countries.

Source: IP Statistics (WIPO), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.