China Patent Applications by Residents (2021)
China's Patent Applications by Residents: 1,426,644 number of applications in 2021, +81,827 YoY. World Bank (IP.PAT.RESD), 1990–2021.
China (2021)
1,426,644
number of applications
+81,827 YoY
YoY Change
+81,827
number of applications
Trend
up
Series length
35
years of data
Data
| Year | number of applications | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,426,644 | +81,827 |
| 2020 | 1,344,817 | +101,249 |
| 2019 | 1,243,568 | -150,247 |
| 2018 | 1,393,815 | +148,106 |
| 2017 | 1,245,709 | +40,728 |
| 2016 | 1,204,981 | +236,729 |
| 2015 | 968,252 | +167,117 |
| 2014 | 801,135 | +96,199 |
| 2013 | 704,936 | +169,623 |
| 2012 | 535,313 | +119,484 |
| 2011 | 415,829 | +122,763 |
| 2010 | 293,066 | +63,970 |
| 2009 | 229,096 | +34,517 |
| 2008 | 194,579 | +41,519 |
| 2007 | 153,060 | +30,742 |
| 2006 | 122,318 | +28,833 |
| 2005 | 93,485 | +27,699 |
| 2004 | 65,786 | +9,017 |
| 2003 | 56,769 | +16,963 |
| 2002 | 39,806 | n/a |
About this Dataset
China recorded 1426644.0 number of applications in 2021. The most recent year-on-year change was +81827.0. The historical series (1990–2021) shows a peak of 1426644.0 in 2021 and a trough of 3975.0 in 1987.
Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.
The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
This indicator tracks china patent applications by residents in China, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2021 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2021. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 1426644.0 number of applications in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3975.0 in 1987. The latest reading of 1426644.0 in 2021 represents a year-on-year change of +81827.0.