Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — India

Patent applications by residents in India in 2021 — 26,267 filings. Ranked 6 in the world out of 113. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 2,076.2%.

2021 26,267 filings +13.51% vs 2020
World rank 6of 113
Period maximum 26,267 filings2021
Period minimum 982 filings1985

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by residents — India, 1980–2021010,00020,00030,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 1,207 filings1981: 1,067 filings1982: 1,128 filings1984: 1,003 filings1985: 982 filings1986: 999 filings1987: 988 filings1988: 1,033 filings1989: 1,048 filings1990: 1,147 filings1991: 1,267 filings1992: 1,248 filings1993: 1,209 filings1994: 1,588 filings1995: 1,545 filings1996: 1,661 filings1997: 1,926 filings1998: 2,247 filings1999: 2,206 filings2000: 2,206 filings2001: 2,379 filings2002: 2,693 filings2003: 3,425 filings2004: 4,014 filings2005: 4,721 filings2006: 5,686 filings2007: 6,296 filings2008: 6,425 filings2009: 7,262 filings2010: 8,853 filings2011: 8,841 filings2012: 9,553 filings2013: 10,669 filings2014: 12,040 filings2015: 12,579 filings2016: 13,199 filings2017: 14,961 filings2018: 16,289 filings2019: 19,454 filings2020: 23,141 filings2021: 26,267 filings
Change over the period: +25,060 (+2,076.22%) Average annual rate: 7.8 %

Comparison, 2021

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

India 26,267 filings
World 2.39M filings
Patent applications by residents — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 26,267 +3,126 +13.51%
2020 23,141 +3,687 +18.95%
2019 19,454 +3,165 +19.43%
2018 16,289 +1,328 +8.88%
2017 14,961 +1,762 +13.35%
2016 13,199 +620 +4.93%
2015 12,579 +539 +4.48%
2014 12,040 +1,371 +12.85%
2013 10,669 +1,116 +11.68%
2012 9,553 +712 +8.05%
2011 8,841 −12 −0.14%
2010 8,853 +1,591 +21.91%
2009 7,262 +837 +13.03%
2008 6,425 +129 +2.05%
2007 6,296 +610 +10.73%
2006 5,686 +965 +20.44%
2005 4,721 +707 +17.61%
2004 4,014 +589 +17.2%
2003 3,425 +732 +27.18%
2002 2,693 +314 +13.2%
2001 2,379 +173 +7.84%
2000 2,206 +0 +0%
1999 2,206 −41 −1.82%
1998 2,247 +321 +16.67%
1997 1,926 +265 +15.95%
1996 1,661 +116 +7.51%
1995 1,545 −43 −2.71%
1994 1,588 +379 +31.35%
1993 1,209 −39 −3.13%
1992 1,248 −19 −1.5%
1991 1,267 +120 +10.46%
1990 1,147 +99 +9.45%
1989 1,048 +15 +1.45%
1988 1,033 +45 +4.55%
1987 988 −11 −1.1%
1986 999 +17 +1.73%
1985 982 −21 −2.09%
1984 1,003
1982 1,128 +61 +5.72%
1981 1,067 −140 −11.6%
1980 1,207

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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.