Australia (2024)
27,945
number of applications
-3.7% YoY
YoY Change
-3.7%
number of applications
Trend
down
Series length
35
years of data

Data

Australia Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024) — source data. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center.
Year number of applications YoY Change
2024 27,945 -3.7%
2023 29,014 -2.7%
2022 29,819 +1.3%
2021 29,443 +9.3%
2020 26,926 -0.7%
2019 27,121 -0.3%
2018 27,200 +3.0%
2017 26,403 +2.4%
2016 25,774 -2.1%
2015 26,314 +9.8%
2014 23,968 -10.1%
2013 26,656 +12.3%
2012 23,731 +2.5%
2011 23,143 +3.0%
2010 22,478 +6.1%
2009 21,187 -9.9%
2008 23,525 -2.5%
2007 24,122 +4.1%
2006 23,166 +8.8%
2005 21,302 +5.1%

About this Dataset

Australia recorded 27,945 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was -3.7%. Across 1990–2024 the series ranges from 11,284 in 1993 to 29,819 in 2022.

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.

Data sourced from WIPO IP Statistics Data Center via its public REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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).

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%.