Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Ireland

Patent applications by residents in Ireland in 2021 — 75 filings. Ranked 69 in the world out of 113. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 81%.

2021 75 filings +0% vs 2020
World rank 69of 113
Period maximum 786 filings1991
Period minimum 58 filings2019

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Ireland, 1980–202102004006008001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 394 filings1981: 461 filings1982: 434 filings1983: 567 filings1984: 651 filings1985: 726 filings1986: 743 filings1987: 719 filings1988: 727 filings1989: 736 filings1990: 734 filings1991: 786 filings2016: 79 filings2017: 62 filings2018: 76 filings2019: 58 filings2020: 75 filings2021: 75 filings
Change over the period: −319 (−80.96%) Average annual rate: -3.97 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Ireland 75 filings
World 2.39M filings
Europe & Central Asia computed 125,528 filings
Northern Europe computed 17,275 filings
High-income countries computed 799,553 filings
Patent applications by residents — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 75 +0 +0%
2020 75 +17 +29.31%
2019 58 −18 −23.68%
2018 76 +14 +22.58%
2017 62 −17 −21.52%
2016 79
1991 786 +52 +7.08%
1990 734 −2 −0.27%
1989 736 +9 +1.24%
1988 727 +8 +1.11%
1987 719 −24 −3.23%
1986 743 +17 +2.34%
1985 726 +75 +11.52%
1984 651 +84 +14.81%
1983 567 +133 +30.65%
1982 434 −27 −5.86%
1981 461 +67 +17.01%
1980 394

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.