{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gb-patent-applications-nonresidents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-patent-applications-nonresidents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-patent-applications-nonresidents/","title":"United Kingdom Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024)","description":"United Kingdom's Patent Applications by Non-Residents: 7,847 number of applications in 2024, -7.4% YoY.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","United Kingdom","2024"],"publisher":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Kingdom","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":"United Kingdom 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":"United Kingdom"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Kingdom (2024)","value":"7,847","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-7.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-7.4%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Kingdom Patent Applications by Non-Residents"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":8928},{"period":"1991","value":8357},{"period":"1992","value":7839},{"period":"1993","value":7922},{"period":"1994","value":8081},{"period":"1995","value":8891},{"period":"1996","value":9821},{"period":"1997","value":10171},{"period":"1998","value":10083},{"period":"1999","value":10399},{"period":"2000","value":10697},{"period":"2001","value":10658},{"period":"2002","value":10907},{"period":"2003","value":11198},{"period":"2004","value":10776},{"period":"2005","value":10155},{"period":"2006","value":8261},{"period":"2007","value":7624},{"period":"2008","value":6856},{"period":"2009","value":6480},{"period":"2010","value":6439},{"period":"2011","value":6916},{"period":"2012","value":7865},{"period":"2013","value":7966},{"period":"2014","value":7844},{"period":"2015","value":7934},{"period":"2016","value":8183},{"period":"2017","value":8771},{"period":"2018","value":8076},{"period":"2019","value":7189},{"period":"2020","value":8659},{"period":"2021","value":7263},{"period":"2022","value":8302},{"period":"2023","value":8476},{"period":"2024","value":7847}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"7847.0","yoyChange":"-7.4%"},{"year":"2023","value":"8476.0","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2022","value":"8302.0","yoyChange":"+14.3%"},{"year":"2021","value":"7263.0","yoyChange":"-16.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"8659.0","yoyChange":"+20.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"7189.0","yoyChange":"-11.0%"},{"year":"2018","value":"8076.0","yoyChange":"-7.9%"},{"year":"2017","value":"8771.0","yoyChange":"+7.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"8183.0","yoyChange":"+3.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"7934.0","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"7844.0","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2013","value":"7966.0","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"7865.0","yoyChange":"+13.7%"},{"year":"2011","value":"6916.0","yoyChange":"+7.4%"},{"year":"2010","value":"6439.0","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2009","value":"6480.0","yoyChange":"-5.5%"},{"year":"2008","value":"6856.0","yoyChange":"-10.1%"},{"year":"2007","value":"7624.0","yoyChange":"-7.7%"},{"year":"2006","value":"8261.0","yoyChange":"-18.7%"},{"year":"2005","value":"10155.0","yoyChange":"-5.8%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks patent applications filed in United Kingdom 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 11,198 number of applications in 2003 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6,439 in 2010. The latest reading of 7,847 in 2024 represents a change of -7.4%."}]}