Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Switzerland

Patent applications by residents in Switzerland in 2021 — 1,288 filings. Ranked 28 in the world out of 113. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 68.2%.

2021 1,288 filings −6.94% vs 2020
World rank 28of 113
Period maximum 4,049 filings1980
Period minimum 1,283 filings2018

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Switzerland, 1980–202102,0004,0006,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 4,049 filings1981: 3,712 filings1982: 3,845 filings1983: 3,817 filings1984: 3,393 filings1985: 3,191 filings1986: 3,199 filings1987: 3,298 filings1988: 3,236 filings1989: 3,247 filings1990: 2,987 filings1991: 2,949 filings1992: 3,068 filings1993: 2,999 filings1994: 3,033 filings1995: 2,890 filings1996: 2,504 filings1997: 2,408 filings1998: 2,025 filings1999: 1,916 filings2000: 2,083 filings2001: 1,859 filings2002: 1,827 filings2003: 1,831 filings2004: 1,742 filings2005: 1,643 filings2006: 1,740 filings2007: 1,692 filings2008: 1,594 filings2009: 1,684 filings2010: 1,622 filings2011: 1,597 filings2012: 1,480 filings2013: 1,525 filings2014: 1,480 filings2015: 1,477 filings2016: 1,462 filings2017: 1,337 filings2018: 1,283 filings2019: 1,369 filings2020: 1,384 filings2021: 1,288 filings
Change over the period: −2,761 (−68.19%) Average annual rate: -2.75 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Switzerland 1,288 filings
World 2.39M filings
Europe & Central Asia computed 125,528 filings
Western Europe computed 59,359 filings
High-income countries computed 799,553 filings
Patent applications by residents — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 1,288 −96 −6.94%
2020 1,384 +15 +1.1%
2019 1,369 +86 +6.7%
2018 1,283 −54 −4.04%
2017 1,337 −125 −8.55%
2016 1,462 −15 −1.02%
2015 1,477 −3 −0.2%
2014 1,480 −45 −2.95%
2013 1,525 +45 +3.04%
2012 1,480 −117 −7.33%
2011 1,597 −25 −1.54%
2010 1,622 −62 −3.68%
2009 1,684 +90 +5.65%
2008 1,594 −98 −5.79%
2007 1,692 −48 −2.76%
2006 1,740 +97 +5.9%
2005 1,643 −99 −5.68%
2004 1,742 −89 −4.86%
2003 1,831 +4 +0.22%
2002 1,827 −32 −1.72%
2001 1,859 −224 −10.75%
2000 2,083 +167 +8.72%
1999 1,916 −109 −5.38%
1998 2,025 −383 −15.91%
1997 2,408 −96 −3.83%
1996 2,504 −386 −13.36%
1995 2,890 −143 −4.71%
1994 3,033 +34 +1.13%
1993 2,999 −69 −2.25%
1992 3,068 +119 +4.04%
1991 2,949 −38 −1.27%
1990 2,987 −260 −8.01%
1989 3,247 +11 +0.34%
1988 3,236 −62 −1.88%
1987 3,298 +99 +3.09%
1986 3,199 +8 +0.25%
1985 3,191 −202 −5.95%
1984 3,393 −424 −11.11%
1983 3,817 −28 −0.73%
1982 3,845 +133 +3.58%
1981 3,712 −337 −8.32%
1980 4,049

Western Europe, 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.