Patent applications by nonresidents — all countries

Patent applications by nonresidents — New Zealand

Patent applications by nonresidents in New Zealand in 2021 — 6,522 filings. Ranked 21 in the world out of 121. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 184.8%.

2021 6,522 filings +20.4% vs 2020
World rank 21of 121
Period maximum 8,259 filings1997
Period minimum 1,866 filings1993

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by nonresidents — New Zealand, 1980–202102,5005,0007,50010,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 2,290 filings1981: 2,424 filings1982: 2,547 filings1983: 2,683 filings1984: 3,011 filings1985: 2,967 filings1986: 3,128 filings1987: 3,368 filings1988: 3,622 filings1989: 3,660 filings1990: 3,869 filings1991: 3,550 filings1992: 3,390 filings1993: 1,866 filings1994: 2,517 filings1995: 3,435 filings1996: 6,192 filings1997: 8,259 filings1998: 4,519 filings1999: 6,541 filings2000: 5,585 filings2001: 5,507 filings2002: 5,109 filings2003: 5,028 filings2004: 4,900 filings2005: 5,112 filings2006: 5,212 filings2007: 5,952 filings2008: 4,468 filings2009: 4,803 filings2010: 5,051 filings2011: 4,708 filings2012: 5,674 filings2013: 5,167 filings2014: 6,092 filings2015: 5,317 filings2016: 5,311 filings2017: 5,146 filings2018: 5,221 filings2019: 5,690 filings2020: 5,417 filings2021: 6,522 filings
Change over the period: +4,232 (+184.8%) Average annual rate: 2.59 %

Comparison, 2021

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

New Zealand 6,522 filings
World 1.02M filings
Australia and New Zealand computed 35,965 filings
High-income countries computed 614,590 filings
Patent applications by nonresidents — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 6,522 +1,105 +20.4%
2020 5,417 −273 −4.8%
2019 5,690 +469 +8.98%
2018 5,221 +75 +1.46%
2017 5,146 −165 −3.11%
2016 5,311 −6 −0.11%
2015 5,317 −775 −12.72%
2014 6,092 +925 +17.9%
2013 5,167 −507 −8.94%
2012 5,674 +966 +20.52%
2011 4,708 −343 −6.79%
2010 5,051 +248 +5.16%
2009 4,803 +335 +7.5%
2008 4,468 −1,484 −24.93%
2007 5,952 +740 +14.2%
2006 5,212 +100 +1.96%
2005 5,112 +212 +4.33%
2004 4,900 −128 −2.55%
2003 5,028 −81 −1.59%
2002 5,109 −398 −7.23%
2001 5,507 −78 −1.4%
2000 5,585 −956 −14.62%
1999 6,541 +2,022 +44.74%
1998 4,519 −3,740 −45.28%
1997 8,259 +2,067 +33.38%
1996 6,192 +2,757 +80.26%
1995 3,435 +918 +36.47%
1994 2,517 +651 +34.89%
1993 1,866 −1,524 −44.96%
1992 3,390 −160 −4.51%
1991 3,550 −319 −8.25%
1990 3,869 +209 +5.71%
1989 3,660 +38 +1.05%
1988 3,622 +254 +7.54%
1987 3,368 +240 +7.67%
1986 3,128 +161 +5.43%
1985 2,967 −44 −1.46%
1984 3,011 +328 +12.23%
1983 2,683 +136 +5.34%
1982 2,547 +123 +5.07%
1981 2,424 +134 +5.85%
1980 2,290

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.