{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"jp-patent-applications-nonresidents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-patent-applications-nonresidents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-patent-applications-nonresidents/","title":"Japan Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024)","description":"Japan's Patent Applications by Non-Residents: 69,686 number of applications in 2024, -2.1% YoY. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (WIPO-PAT-NRES), 1990–2024.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","Japan","2024"],"publisher":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Japan","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":"Japan 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":"Japan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Japan (2024)","value":"69,686","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.1%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Japan Patent Applications by Non-Residents"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":34360},{"period":"1991","value":33463},{"period":"1992","value":33875},{"period":"1993","value":34141},{"period":"1994","value":33363},{"period":"1995","value":34603},{"period":"1996","value":36514},{"period":"1997","value":40765},{"period":"1998","value":42551},{"period":"1999","value":45475},{"period":"2000","value":49501},{"period":"2001","value":52408},{"period":"2002","value":51586},{"period":"2003","value":54909},{"period":"2004","value":54665},{"period":"2005","value":59118},{"period":"2006","value":61614},{"period":"2007","value":62793},{"period":"2008","value":60892},{"period":"2009","value":53281},{"period":"2010","value":54517},{"period":"2011","value":55030},{"period":"2012","value":55783},{"period":"2013","value":56705},{"period":"2014","value":60030},{"period":"2015","value":59882},{"period":"2016","value":58137},{"period":"2017","value":58189},{"period":"2018","value":59937},{"period":"2019","value":62597},{"period":"2020","value":61124},{"period":"2021","value":66748},{"period":"2022","value":70717},{"period":"2023","value":71197},{"period":"2024","value":69686}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"69686.0","yoyChange":"-2.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"71197.0","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"70717.0","yoyChange":"+5.9%"},{"year":"2021","value":"66748.0","yoyChange":"+9.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"61124.0","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"62597.0","yoyChange":"+4.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"59937.0","yoyChange":"+3.0%"},{"year":"2017","value":"58189.0","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2016","value":"58137.0","yoyChange":"-2.9%"},{"year":"2015","value":"59882.0","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"60030.0","yoyChange":"+5.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"56705.0","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2012","value":"55783.0","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2011","value":"55030.0","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"54517.0","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2009","value":"53281.0","yoyChange":"-12.5%"},{"year":"2008","value":"60892.0","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2007","value":"62793.0","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2006","value":"61614.0","yoyChange":"+4.2%"},{"year":"2005","value":"59118.0","yoyChange":"+8.1%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks patent applications filed in Japan 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 71,197 number of applications in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 33,363 in 1994. The latest reading of 69,686 in 2024 represents a change of -2.1%."}]}