Patent applications by residents in high-income countries in 2021 — 799,553 filings. Since 2018, the indicator has fallen by 5.3%.
2018–2021 · applications
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries
| Year | filings | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 799,553 | −13,130 | −1.62% |
| 2020 | 812,683 | — | — |
| 2018 | 844,173 | — | — |
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.