Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Australia

Patent applications by residents in Australia in 2021 — 2,966 filings. Ranked 16 in the world out of 113. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 647.1%.

2021 2,966 filings +25.25% vs 2020
World rank 16of 113
Period maximum 3,061 filings2013
Period minimum 369 filings1982

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Australia, 1980–202101,0002,0003,0004,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 397 filings1981: 458 filings1982: 369 filings1983: 446 filings1984: 565 filings1985: 699 filings1986: 967 filings1987: 1,131 filings1988: 1,418 filings1989: 1,649 filings1990: 1,712 filings1991: 1,717 filings1992: 1,695 filings1993: 1,663 filings1994: 1,699 filings1995: 1,784 filings1996: 1,797 filings1997: 1,760 filings1998: 1,862 filings1999: 1,858 filings2000: 1,928 filings2001: 2,187 filings2002: 2,364 filings2003: 2,418 filings2004: 2,559 filings2005: 2,555 filings2006: 2,837 filings2007: 2,718 filings2008: 2,821 filings2009: 2,494 filings2010: 2,409 filings2011: 2,383 filings2012: 2,627 filings2013: 3,061 filings2014: 1,988 filings2015: 2,291 filings2016: 2,620 filings2017: 2,503 filings2018: 2,757 filings2019: 2,637 filings2020: 2,368 filings2021: 2,966 filings
Change over the period: +2,569 (+647.1%) Average annual rate: 5.03 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Australia 2,966 filings
World 2.39M filings
Australia and New Zealand computed 3,296 filings
High-income countries computed 799,553 filings
Patent applications by residents — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 2,966 +598 +25.25%
2020 2,368 −269 −10.2%
2019 2,637 −120 −4.35%
2018 2,757 +254 +10.15%
2017 2,503 −117 −4.47%
2016 2,620 +329 +14.36%
2015 2,291 +303 +15.24%
2014 1,988 −1,073 −35.05%
2013 3,061 +434 +16.52%
2012 2,627 +244 +10.24%
2011 2,383 −26 −1.08%
2010 2,409 −85 −3.41%
2009 2,494 −327 −11.59%
2008 2,821 +103 +3.79%
2007 2,718 −119 −4.19%
2006 2,837 +282 +11.04%
2005 2,555 −4 −0.16%
2004 2,559 +141 +5.83%
2003 2,418 +54 +2.28%
2002 2,364 +177 +8.09%
2001 2,187 +259 +13.43%
2000 1,928 +70 +3.77%
1999 1,858 −4 −0.21%
1998 1,862 +102 +5.8%
1997 1,760 −37 −2.06%
1996 1,797 +13 +0.73%
1995 1,784 +85 +5%
1994 1,699 +36 +2.16%
1993 1,663 −32 −1.89%
1992 1,695 −22 −1.28%
1991 1,717 +5 +0.29%
1990 1,712 +63 +3.82%
1989 1,649 +231 +16.29%
1988 1,418 +287 +25.38%
1987 1,131 +164 +16.96%
1986 967 +268 +38.34%
1985 699 +134 +23.72%
1984 565 +119 +26.68%
1983 446 +77 +20.87%
1982 369 −89 −19.43%
1981 458 +61 +15.37%
1980 397

Australia and New Zealand, 2021

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

AU Australia 2,966 NZ New Zealand 330

About the indicator

The number of applications for a patent filed by residents of a country with a national or regional patent office during the year. An application is not a patent: the share of titles actually granted differs across countries and offices. The indicator reflects inventive activity, but it is sensitive to national patenting practice, which in some countries is encouraged administratively.

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