{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"au-patent-applications-nonresidents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-patent-applications-nonresidents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-patent-applications-nonresidents/","title":"Australia Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024)","description":"Australia's Patent Applications by Non-Residents: 27,945 number of applications in 2024, -3.7% YoY.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","Australia","2024"],"publisher":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Australia","temporal_coverage":"1990/2024","unit":"number of applications","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Australia Patent Applications by Non-Residents","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","url":"https://www3.wipo.int/ipstats/"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1990–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Australia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Australia (2024)","value":"27,945","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-3.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-3.7%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Australia Patent Applications by Non-Residents"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":13278},{"period":"1991","value":11762},{"period":"1992","value":12100},{"period":"1993","value":11284},{"period":"1994","value":11647},{"period":"1995","value":12277},{"period":"1996","value":13221},{"period":"1997","value":15398},{"period":"1998","value":16063},{"period":"1999","value":17960},{"period":"2000","value":20073},{"period":"2001","value":20548},{"period":"2002","value":20181},{"period":"2003","value":19176},{"period":"2004","value":20274},{"period":"2005","value":21302},{"period":"2006","value":23166},{"period":"2007","value":24122},{"period":"2008","value":23525},{"period":"2009","value":21187},{"period":"2010","value":22478},{"period":"2011","value":23143},{"period":"2012","value":23731},{"period":"2013","value":26656},{"period":"2014","value":23968},{"period":"2015","value":26314},{"period":"2016","value":25774},{"period":"2017","value":26403},{"period":"2018","value":27200},{"period":"2019","value":27121},{"period":"2020","value":26926},{"period":"2021","value":29443},{"period":"2022","value":29819},{"period":"2023","value":29014},{"period":"2024","value":27945}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"27945.0","yoyChange":"-3.7%"},{"year":"2023","value":"29014.0","yoyChange":"-2.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"29819.0","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2021","value":"29443.0","yoyChange":"+9.3%"},{"year":"2020","value":"26926.0","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"27121.0","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"27200.0","yoyChange":"+3.0%"},{"year":"2017","value":"26403.0","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2016","value":"25774.0","yoyChange":"-2.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"26314.0","yoyChange":"+9.8%"},{"year":"2014","value":"23968.0","yoyChange":"-10.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"26656.0","yoyChange":"+12.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"23731.0","yoyChange":"+2.5%"},{"year":"2011","value":"23143.0","yoyChange":"+3.0%"},{"year":"2010","value":"22478.0","yoyChange":"+6.1%"},{"year":"2009","value":"21187.0","yoyChange":"-9.9%"},{"year":"2008","value":"23525.0","yoyChange":"-2.5%"},{"year":"2007","value":"24122.0","yoyChange":"+4.1%"},{"year":"2006","value":"23166.0","yoyChange":"+8.8%"},{"year":"2005","value":"21302.0","yoyChange":"+5.1%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks patent applications filed in Australia by non-resident inventors from 1990 to present. Non-resident filings measure the attractiveness of a country's IP regime for foreign innovators and the depth of its technology import flows. It is published by WIPO IP Statistics Data Center and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2024 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 29,819 number of applications in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 11,284 in 1993. The latest reading of 27,945 in 2024 represents a change of -3.7%."}]}