Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — East Asia & Pacific

Patent applications by residents in East Asia & Pacific in 2020 — 1,769,228 filings. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 911.9%.

2020 1.77M filings +5.36% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 1.83M filings2018
Period minimum 8,816 filings1981

Trend over time

1980–2020 · applications

Patent applications by residents — East Asia & Pacific, 1980–20200500,0001M1.5M2M198019841988199219962000200420082012201620201980: 174,842 filings1981: 8,816 filings1982: 9,335 filings1983: 237,536 filings1984: 266,660 filings1985: 282,371 filings1986: 298,506 filings1987: 321,054 filings1988: 320,456 filings1989: 330,514 filings1990: 349,337 filings1991: 357,989 filings1992: 365,512 filings1993: 367,734 filings1994: 361,691 filings1995: 407,756 filings1996: 424,249 filings1997: 435,329 filings1998: 428,311 filings1999: 436,757 filings2000: 490,611 filings2001: 496,382 filings2002: 492,283 filings2003: 512,027 filings2004: 546,382 filings2005: 596,811 filings2006: 609,378 filings2007: 629,917 filings2008: 659,377 filings2009: 667,812 filings2010: 731,535 filings2011: 857,546 filings2012: 986,823 filings2013: 1,146,947 filings2014: 1,240,339 filings2015: 1,403,980 filings2016: 1,638,504 filings2017: 1,684,097 filings2018: 1,828,229 filings2019: 1,679,298 filings2020: 1,769,228 filings
Change over the period: +1.59M (+911.9%) Average annual rate: 5.96 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 1.77M filings
World 2.31M filings
Patent applications by residents — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2020 1.77M +89,930 +5.36%
2019 1.68M −148,931 −8.15%
2018 1.83M +144,132 +8.56%
2017 1.68M +45,593 +2.78%
2016 1.64M +234,524 +16.7%
2015 1.4M +163,641 +13.19%
2014 1.24M +93,392 +8.14%
2013 1.15M +160,124 +16.23%
2012 986,823 +129,277 +15.08%
2011 857,546 +126,011 +17.23%
2010 731,535 +63,723 +9.54%
2009 667,812 +8,435 +1.28%
2008 659,377 +29,460 +4.68%
2007 629,917 +20,539 +3.37%
2006 609,378 +12,567 +2.11%
2005 596,811 +50,429 +9.23%
2004 546,382 +34,355 +6.71%
2003 512,027 +19,744 +4.01%
2002 492,283 −4,099 −0.83%
2001 496,382 +5,771 +1.18%
2000 490,611 +53,854 +12.33%
1999 436,757 +8,446 +1.97%
1998 428,311 −7,018 −1.61%
1997 435,329 +11,080 +2.61%
1996 424,249 +16,493 +4.04%
1995 407,756 +46,065 +12.74%
1994 361,691 −6,043 −1.64%
1993 367,734 +2,222 +0.61%
1992 365,512 +7,523 +2.1%
1991 357,989 +8,652 +2.48%
1990 349,337 +18,823 +5.7%
1989 330,514 +10,058 +3.14%
1988 320,456 −598 −0.19%
1987 321,054 +22,548 +7.55%
1986 298,506 +16,135 +5.71%
1985 282,371 +15,711 +5.89%
1984 266,660 +29,124 +12.26%
1983 237,536 +228,201 +2,444.57%
1982 9,335 +519 +5.89%
1981 8,816 −166,026 −94.96%
1980 174,842

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.