Germany (2024)
19,177
number of applications
-4.9% YoY
YoY Change
-4.9%
number of applications
Trend
down
Series length
35
years of data

Data

Germany Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024) — source data. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center.
Year number of applications YoY Change
2024 19,177 -4.9%
2023 20,172 +0.8%
2022 20,014 +6.8%
2021 18,747 -5.5%
2020 19,845 -4.6%
2019 20,802 -2.3%
2018 21,281 +6.8%
2017 19,927 +2.6%
2016 19,419 -0.5%
2015 19,509 +9.5%
2014 17,811 +12.6%
2013 15,814 +7.4%
2012 14,720 +18.2%
2011 12,458 +2.1%
2010 12,198 +4.0%
2009 11,724 -11.0%
2008 13,177 +0.3%
2007 13,139 +4.5%
2006 12,573 +6.1%
2005 11,855 +9.9%

About this Dataset

Germany recorded 19,177 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was -4.9%. Across 1990–2024 the series ranges from 6,995 in 1993 to 21,281 in 2018.

This page tracks patent applications filed in Germany 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 Germany 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 21,281 number of applications in 2018 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6,995 in 1993. The latest reading of 19,177 in 2024 represents a change of -4.9%.