{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"cn-patent-applications-residents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-patent-applications-residents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-patent-applications-residents/","title":"China Patent Applications by Residents (2024)","description":"China's Patent Applications by Residents: 1,672,001 number of applications in 2024, +9.8% YoY. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (WIPO-PAT-RESD), 1990–2024.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","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 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":"1,672,001","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+9.8% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+9.8%","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 Residents"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":5832},{"period":"1991","value":7372},{"period":"1992","value":10022},{"period":"1993","value":12084},{"period":"1994","value":11191},{"period":"1995","value":10011},{"period":"1996","value":11628},{"period":"1997","value":12672},{"period":"1998","value":13751},{"period":"1999","value":15626},{"period":"2000","value":25346},{"period":"2001","value":30038},{"period":"2002","value":39806},{"period":"2003","value":56769},{"period":"2004","value":65786},{"period":"2005","value":93485},{"period":"2006","value":122318},{"period":"2007","value":153060},{"period":"2008","value":194579},{"period":"2009","value":229096},{"period":"2010","value":293066},{"period":"2011","value":415829},{"period":"2012","value":535313},{"period":"2013","value":704936},{"period":"2014","value":801135},{"period":"2015","value":968252},{"period":"2016","value":1204981},{"period":"2017","value":1245709},{"period":"2018","value":1393815},{"period":"2019","value":1243568},{"period":"2020","value":1344817},{"period":"2021","value":1427845},{"period":"2022","value":1464605},{"period":"2023","value":1522292},{"period":"2024","value":1672001}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"1672001.0","yoyChange":"+9.8%"},{"year":"2023","value":"1522292.0","yoyChange":"+3.9%"},{"year":"2022","value":"1464605.0","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1427845.0","yoyChange":"+6.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1344817.0","yoyChange":"+8.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1243568.0","yoyChange":"-10.8%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1393815.0","yoyChange":"+11.9%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1245709.0","yoyChange":"+3.4%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1204981.0","yoyChange":"+24.4%"},{"year":"2015","value":"968252.0","yoyChange":"+20.9%"},{"year":"2014","value":"801135.0","yoyChange":"+13.6%"},{"year":"2013","value":"704936.0","yoyChange":"+31.7%"},{"year":"2012","value":"535313.0","yoyChange":"+28.7%"},{"year":"2011","value":"415829.0","yoyChange":"+41.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"293066.0","yoyChange":"+27.9%"},{"year":"2009","value":"229096.0","yoyChange":"+17.7%"},{"year":"2008","value":"194579.0","yoyChange":"+27.1%"},{"year":"2007","value":"153060.0","yoyChange":"+25.1%"},{"year":"2006","value":"122318.0","yoyChange":"+30.8%"},{"year":"2005","value":"93485.0","yoyChange":"+42.1%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of patent applications filed by residents of China from 1990 to present. Resident patent filings are the most direct measure of domestic innovation output and R&D commercialisation. 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 1,672,001 number of applications in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 5,832 in 1990. The latest reading of 1,672,001 in 2024 represents a change of +9.8%."}]}