Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Canada

Patent applications by residents in Canada in 2021 — 4,710 filings. Ranked 13 in the world out of 113. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 185.8%.

2021 4,710 filings +5.8% vs 2020
World rank 13of 113
Period maximum 5,522 filings2006
Period minimum 1,648 filings1980

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Canada, 1980–202102,0004,0006,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 1,648 filings1981: 2,164 filings1982: 2,000 filings1983: 2,017 filings1984: 2,026 filings1985: 2,092 filings1986: 2,161 filings1987: 2,527 filings1988: 2,772 filings1989: 3,031 filings1990: 2,549 filings1991: 2,182 filings1992: 2,807 filings1993: 3,623 filings1994: 2,480 filings1995: 2,431 filings1996: 2,583 filings1997: 3,344 filings1998: 3,809 filings1999: 4,061 filings2000: 4,187 filings2001: 3,963 filings2002: 3,959 filings2003: 3,929 filings2004: 5,231 filings2005: 5,183 filings2006: 5,522 filings2007: 4,998 filings2008: 5,061 filings2009: 5,067 filings2010: 4,550 filings2011: 4,754 filings2012: 4,709 filings2013: 4,567 filings2014: 4,198 filings2015: 4,277 filings2016: 4,078 filings2017: 4,053 filings2018: 4,349 filings2019: 4,238 filings2020: 4,452 filings2021: 4,710 filings
Change over the period: +3,062 (+185.8%) Average annual rate: 2.59 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Canada 4,710 filings
World 2.39M filings
High-income countries computed 799,553 filings
Patent applications by residents — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 4,710 +258 +5.8%
2020 4,452 +214 +5.05%
2019 4,238 −111 −2.55%
2018 4,349 +296 +7.3%
2017 4,053 −25 −0.61%
2016 4,078 −199 −4.65%
2015 4,277 +79 +1.88%
2014 4,198 −369 −8.08%
2013 4,567 −142 −3.02%
2012 4,709 −45 −0.95%
2011 4,754 +204 +4.48%
2010 4,550 −517 −10.2%
2009 5,067 +6 +0.12%
2008 5,061 +63 +1.26%
2007 4,998 −524 −9.49%
2006 5,522 +339 +6.54%
2005 5,183 −48 −0.92%
2004 5,231 +1,302 +33.14%
2003 3,929 −30 −0.76%
2002 3,959 −4 −0.1%
2001 3,963 −224 −5.35%
2000 4,187 +126 +3.1%
1999 4,061 +252 +6.62%
1998 3,809 +465 +13.91%
1997 3,344 +761 +29.46%
1996 2,583 +152 +6.25%
1995 2,431 −49 −1.98%
1994 2,480 −1,143 −31.55%
1993 3,623 +816 +29.07%
1992 2,807 +625 +28.64%
1991 2,182 −367 −14.4%
1990 2,549 −482 −15.9%
1989 3,031 +259 +9.34%
1988 2,772 +245 +9.7%
1987 2,527 +366 +16.94%
1986 2,161 +69 +3.3%
1985 2,092 +66 +3.26%
1984 2,026 +9 +0.45%
1983 2,017 +17 +0.85%
1982 2,000 −164 −7.58%
1981 2,164 +516 +31.31%
1980 1,648

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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.