Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Spain

Patent applications by residents in Spain in 2021 — 1,308 filings. Ranked 26 in the world out of 113. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 30.3%.

2021 1,308 filings −8.6% vs 2020
World rank 26of 113
Period maximum 3,632 filings2008
Period minimum 1,288 filings2019

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Spain, 1980–20211,0002,0003,0004,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 1,876 filings1981: 1,718 filings1982: 1,646 filings1983: 1,498 filings1984: 1,784 filings1985: 2,149 filings1986: 1,649 filings1987: 1,720 filings1988: 1,816 filings1989: 2,087 filings1990: 2,218 filings1991: 2,156 filings1992: 2,076 filings1993: 2,165 filings1994: 2,136 filings1995: 2,047 filings1996: 2,274 filings1997: 2,237 filings1998: 2,271 filings1999: 2,439 filings2000: 2,710 filings2001: 2,528 filings2002: 2,763 filings2003: 2,813 filings2004: 2,871 filings2005: 3,040 filings2006: 3,111 filings2007: 3,267 filings2008: 3,632 filings2009: 3,596 filings2010: 3,566 filings2011: 3,430 filings2012: 3,266 filings2013: 3,026 filings2014: 2,953 filings2015: 2,799 filings2016: 2,745 filings2017: 2,167 filings2018: 1,525 filings2019: 1,288 filings2020: 1,431 filings2021: 1,308 filings
Change over the period: −568 (−30.28%) Average annual rate: -0.88 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Spain 1,308 filings
World 2.39M filings
Europe & Central Asia computed 125,528 filings
Southern Europe computed 13,269 filings
High-income countries computed 799,553 filings
Patent applications by residents — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 1,308 −123 −8.6%
2020 1,431 +143 +11.1%
2019 1,288 −237 −15.54%
2018 1,525 −642 −29.63%
2017 2,167 −578 −21.06%
2016 2,745 −54 −1.93%
2015 2,799 −154 −5.22%
2014 2,953 −73 −2.41%
2013 3,026 −240 −7.35%
2012 3,266 −164 −4.78%
2011 3,430 −136 −3.81%
2010 3,566 −30 −0.83%
2009 3,596 −36 −0.99%
2008 3,632 +365 +11.17%
2007 3,267 +156 +5.01%
2006 3,111 +71 +2.34%
2005 3,040 +169 +5.89%
2004 2,871 +58 +2.06%
2003 2,813 +50 +1.81%
2002 2,763 +235 +9.3%
2001 2,528 −182 −6.72%
2000 2,710 +271 +11.11%
1999 2,439 +168 +7.4%
1998 2,271 +34 +1.52%
1997 2,237 −37 −1.63%
1996 2,274 +227 +11.09%
1995 2,047 −89 −4.17%
1994 2,136 −29 −1.34%
1993 2,165 +89 +4.29%
1992 2,076 −80 −3.71%
1991 2,156 −62 −2.8%
1990 2,218 +131 +6.28%
1989 2,087 +271 +14.92%
1988 1,816 +96 +5.58%
1987 1,720 +71 +4.31%
1986 1,649 −500 −23.27%
1985 2,149 +365 +20.46%
1984 1,784 +286 +19.09%
1983 1,498 −148 −8.99%
1982 1,646 −72 −4.19%
1981 1,718 −158 −8.42%
1980 1,876

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.