{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"de-patent-applications-residents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-patent-applications-residents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-patent-applications-residents/","title":"Germany Patent Applications by Residents (2024)","description":"Germany's Patent Applications by Residents: 40,085 number of applications in 2024, +4.1% YoY. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (WIPO-PAT-RESD), 1990–2024.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","Germany","2024"],"publisher":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Germany","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":"Germany 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":"Germany"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Germany (2024)","value":"40,085","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+4.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+4.1%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Germany Patent Applications by Residents"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":30724},{"period":"1991","value":32256},{"period":"1992","value":33919},{"period":"1993","value":34752},{"period":"1994","value":36715},{"period":"1995","value":38103},{"period":"1996","value":42322},{"period":"1997","value":44438},{"period":"1998","value":46523},{"period":"1999","value":50029},{"period":"2000","value":51736},{"period":"2001","value":49989},{"period":"2002","value":47598},{"period":"2003","value":47818},{"period":"2004","value":48448},{"period":"2005","value":48367},{"period":"2006","value":48012},{"period":"2007","value":47853},{"period":"2008","value":49240},{"period":"2009","value":47859},{"period":"2010","value":47047},{"period":"2011","value":46986},{"period":"2012","value":46620},{"period":"2013","value":47353},{"period":"2014","value":48154},{"period":"2015","value":47384},{"period":"2016","value":48480},{"period":"2017","value":47785},{"period":"2018","value":46617},{"period":"2019","value":46632},{"period":"2020","value":42260},{"period":"2021","value":39822},{"period":"2022","value":37199},{"period":"2023","value":38489},{"period":"2024","value":40085}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"40085.0","yoyChange":"+4.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"38489.0","yoyChange":"+3.5%"},{"year":"2022","value":"37199.0","yoyChange":"-6.6%"},{"year":"2021","value":"39822.0","yoyChange":"-5.8%"},{"year":"2020","value":"42260.0","yoyChange":"-9.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"46632.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"46617.0","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2017","value":"47785.0","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2016","value":"48480.0","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"47384.0","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2014","value":"48154.0","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2013","value":"47353.0","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"46620.0","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2011","value":"46986.0","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2010","value":"47047.0","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"47859.0","yoyChange":"-2.8%"},{"year":"2008","value":"49240.0","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2007","value":"47853.0","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2006","value":"48012.0","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2005","value":"48367.0","yoyChange":"-0.2%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of patent applications filed by residents of Germany 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 51,736 number of applications in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 30,724 in 1990. The latest reading of 40,085 in 2024 represents a change of +4.1%."}]}