Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Singapore

Patent applications by residents in Singapore in 2021 — 2,024 filings. Ranked 18 in the world out of 113. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 101,100%.

2021 2,024 filings +13.84% vs 2020
World rank 18of 113
Period maximum 2,024 filings2021
Period minimum 2 filings1980

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Singapore, 1980–202101,0002,0003,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 2 filings1981: 4 filings1983: 5 filings1984: 4 filings1985: 4 filings1995: 145 filings1996: 224 filings1997: 288 filings1998: 311 filings1999: 374 filings2000: 516 filings2001: 524 filings2002: 624 filings2003: 626 filings2004: 641 filings2005: 569 filings2006: 626 filings2007: 696 filings2008: 793 filings2009: 750 filings2010: 895 filings2011: 1,056 filings2012: 1,081 filings2013: 1,143 filings2014: 1,303 filings2015: 1,469 filings2016: 1,601 filings2017: 1,609 filings2018: 1,575 filings2019: 1,727 filings2020: 1,778 filings2021: 2,024 filings
Change over the period: +2,022 (+101,100%) Average annual rate: 18.39 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Singapore 2,024 filings
World 2.39M filings
South-Eastern Asia computed 6,729 filings
High-income countries computed 799,553 filings
Patent applications by residents — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 2,024 +246 +13.84%
2020 1,778 +51 +2.95%
2019 1,727 +152 +9.65%
2018 1,575 −34 −2.11%
2017 1,609 +8 +0.5%
2016 1,601 +132 +8.99%
2015 1,469 +166 +12.74%
2014 1,303 +160 +14%
2013 1,143 +62 +5.74%
2012 1,081 +25 +2.37%
2011 1,056 +161 +17.99%
2010 895 +145 +19.33%
2009 750 −43 −5.42%
2008 793 +97 +13.94%
2007 696 +70 +11.18%
2006 626 +57 +10.02%
2005 569 −72 −11.23%
2004 641 +15 +2.4%
2003 626 +2 +0.32%
2002 624 +100 +19.08%
2001 524 +8 +1.55%
2000 516 +142 +37.97%
1999 374 +63 +20.26%
1998 311 +23 +7.99%
1997 288 +64 +28.57%
1996 224 +79 +54.48%
1995 145
1985 4 +0 +0%
1984 4 −1 −20%
1983 5
1981 4 +2 +100%
1980 2

South-Eastern Asia, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.