Patent applications by nonresidents — all countries

Patent applications by nonresidents — Australia and New Zealand

Patent applications by nonresidents in Australia and New Zealand in 2021 — 35,965 filings. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 186.6%.

2021 35,965 filings +11.2% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 35,965 filings2021
Period minimum 12,549 filings1980

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by nonresidents — Australia and New Zealand, 1980–2021010,00020,00030,00040,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 12,549 filings1981: 13,802 filings1982: 13,920 filings1983: 14,225 filings1984: 15,189 filings1985: 15,099 filings1986: 15,477 filings1987: 15,979 filings1988: 16,053 filings1989: 16,561 filings1990: 17,147 filings1991: 15,312 filings1992: 15,490 filings1993: 13,150 filings1994: 14,164 filings1995: 15,712 filings1996: 19,413 filings1997: 23,657 filings1998: 20,582 filings1999: 24,501 filings2000: 25,658 filings2001: 26,055 filings2002: 25,290 filings2003: 24,204 filings2004: 25,174 filings2005: 26,414 filings2006: 28,378 filings2007: 30,074 filings2008: 27,993 filings2009: 25,990 filings2010: 27,529 filings2011: 27,851 filings2012: 29,405 filings2013: 31,823 filings2014: 30,060 filings2015: 31,631 filings2016: 31,085 filings2017: 31,549 filings2018: 32,421 filings2019: 32,811 filings2020: 32,343 filings2021: 35,965 filings
Change over the period: +23,416 (+186.6%) Average annual rate: 2.6 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Australia and New Zealand 35,965 filings
World 1.02M filings
Patent applications by nonresidents — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 35,965 +3,622 +11.2%
2020 32,343 −468 −1.43%
2019 32,811 +390 +1.2%
2018 32,421 +872 +2.76%
2017 31,549 +464 +1.49%
2016 31,085 −546 −1.73%
2015 31,631 +1,571 +5.23%
2014 30,060 −1,763 −5.54%
2013 31,823 +2,418 +8.22%
2012 29,405 +1,554 +5.58%
2011 27,851 +322 +1.17%
2010 27,529 +1,539 +5.92%
2009 25,990 −2,003 −7.16%
2008 27,993 −2,081 −6.92%
2007 30,074 +1,696 +5.98%
2006 28,378 +1,964 +7.44%
2005 26,414 +1,240 +4.93%
2004 25,174 +970 +4.01%
2003 24,204 −1,086 −4.29%
2002 25,290 −765 −2.94%
2001 26,055 +397 +1.55%
2000 25,658 +1,157 +4.72%
1999 24,501 +3,919 +19.04%
1998 20,582 −3,075 −13%
1997 23,657 +4,244 +21.86%
1996 19,413 +3,701 +23.56%
1995 15,712 +1,548 +10.93%
1994 14,164 +1,014 +7.71%
1993 13,150 −2,340 −15.11%
1992 15,490 +178 +1.16%
1991 15,312 −1,835 −10.7%
1990 17,147 +586 +3.54%
1989 16,561 +508 +3.16%
1988 16,053 +74 +0.46%
1987 15,979 +502 +3.24%
1986 15,477 +378 +2.5%
1985 15,099 −90 −0.59%
1984 15,189 +964 +6.78%
1983 14,225 +305 +2.19%
1982 13,920 +118 +0.85%
1981 13,802 +1,253 +9.98%
1980 12,549

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.