{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"cn-patent-applications-nonresidents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-patent-applications-nonresidents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-patent-applications-nonresidents/","title":"China Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024)","description":"China's Patent Applications by Non-Residents: 156,053 number of applications in 2024, +0.4% YoY. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (WIPO-PAT-NRES), 1990–2024.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","China","2024"],"publisher":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","frequency":"Annual","geography":"China","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":"China 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":"China"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"China (2024)","value":"156,053","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.4%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"China Patent Applications by Non-Residents"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":4305},{"period":"1991","value":4051},{"period":"1992","value":4387},{"period":"1993","value":7534},{"period":"1994","value":7876},{"period":"1995","value":8688},{"period":"1996","value":11114},{"period":"1997","value":12102},{"period":"1998","value":33645},{"period":"1999","value":34418},{"period":"2000","value":26560},{"period":"2001","value":33412},{"period":"2002","value":40426},{"period":"2003","value":48548},{"period":"2004","value":64598},{"period":"2005","value":79842},{"period":"2006","value":88183},{"period":"2007","value":92101},{"period":"2008","value":95259},{"period":"2009","value":85508},{"period":"2010","value":98111},{"period":"2011","value":110583},{"period":"2012","value":117464},{"period":"2013","value":120200},{"period":"2014","value":127042},{"period":"2015","value":133612},{"period":"2016","value":133522},{"period":"2017","value":135885},{"period":"2018","value":148187},{"period":"2019","value":157093},{"period":"2020","value":152342},{"period":"2021","value":157818},{"period":"2022","value":154663},{"period":"2023","value":155409},{"period":"2024","value":156053}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"156053.0","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2023","value":"155409.0","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2022","value":"154663.0","yoyChange":"-2.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"157818.0","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2020","value":"152342.0","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2019","value":"157093.0","yoyChange":"+6.0%"},{"year":"2018","value":"148187.0","yoyChange":"+9.1%"},{"year":"2017","value":"135885.0","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2016","value":"133522.0","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"133612.0","yoyChange":"+5.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"127042.0","yoyChange":"+5.7%"},{"year":"2013","value":"120200.0","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"117464.0","yoyChange":"+6.2%"},{"year":"2011","value":"110583.0","yoyChange":"+12.7%"},{"year":"2010","value":"98111.0","yoyChange":"+14.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"85508.0","yoyChange":"-10.2%"},{"year":"2008","value":"95259.0","yoyChange":"+3.4%"},{"year":"2007","value":"92101.0","yoyChange":"+4.4%"},{"year":"2006","value":"88183.0","yoyChange":"+10.4%"},{"year":"2005","value":"79842.0","yoyChange":"+23.6%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks patent applications filed in China 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 157,818 number of applications in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4,051 in 1991. The latest reading of 156,053 in 2024 represents a change of +0.4%."}]}