Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Sweden

Patent applications by residents in Sweden in 2021 — 1,771 filings. Ranked 21 in the world out of 113. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 56.9%.

2021 1,771 filings +0.4% vs 2020
World rank 21of 113
Period maximum 4,283 filings1983
Period minimum 1,764 filings2020

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Sweden, 1980–20211,0002,0003,0004,0005,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 4,106 filings1981: 3,914 filings1982: 4,087 filings1983: 4,283 filings1984: 3,969 filings1985: 3,840 filings1986: 3,685 filings1987: 3,521 filings1988: 3,260 filings1989: 3,147 filings1990: 3,108 filings1991: 3,154 filings1992: 3,291 filings1993: 3,760 filings1994: 3,953 filings1995: 3,941 filings1996: 4,111 filings1997: 4,130 filings1998: 3,972 filings1999: 4,142 filings2000: 4,224 filings2001: 3,926 filings2002: 3,358 filings2003: 3,025 filings2004: 2,768 filings2005: 2,522 filings2006: 2,446 filings2007: 2,527 filings2008: 2,549 filings2009: 2,186 filings2010: 2,196 filings2011: 2,004 filings2012: 2,288 filings2013: 2,332 filings2014: 1,984 filings2015: 2,038 filings2016: 2,032 filings2017: 1,992 filings2018: 1,838 filings2019: 1,802 filings2020: 1,764 filings2021: 1,771 filings
Change over the period: −2,335 (−56.87%) Average annual rate: -2.03 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Sweden 1,771 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 — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 1,771 +7 +0.4%
2020 1,764 −38 −2.11%
2019 1,802 −36 −1.96%
2018 1,838 −154 −7.73%
2017 1,992 −40 −1.97%
2016 2,032 −6 −0.29%
2015 2,038 +54 +2.72%
2014 1,984 −348 −14.92%
2013 2,332 +44 +1.92%
2012 2,288 +284 +14.17%
2011 2,004 −192 −8.74%
2010 2,196 +10 +0.46%
2009 2,186 −363 −14.24%
2008 2,549 +22 +0.87%
2007 2,527 +81 +3.31%
2006 2,446 −76 −3.01%
2005 2,522 −246 −8.89%
2004 2,768 −257 −8.5%
2003 3,025 −333 −9.92%
2002 3,358 −568 −14.47%
2001 3,926 −298 −7.05%
2000 4,224 +82 +1.98%
1999 4,142 +170 +4.28%
1998 3,972 −158 −3.83%
1997 4,130 +19 +0.46%
1996 4,111 +170 +4.31%
1995 3,941 −12 −0.3%
1994 3,953 +193 +5.13%
1993 3,760 +469 +14.25%
1992 3,291 +137 +4.34%
1991 3,154 +46 +1.48%
1990 3,108 −39 −1.24%
1989 3,147 −113 −3.47%
1988 3,260 −261 −7.41%
1987 3,521 −164 −4.45%
1986 3,685 −155 −4.04%
1985 3,840 −129 −3.25%
1984 3,969 −314 −7.33%
1983 4,283 +196 +4.8%
1982 4,087 +173 +4.42%
1981 3,914 −192 −4.68%
1980 4,106

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.