{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"jp-patent-applications-residents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-patent-applications-residents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-patent-applications-residents/","title":"Japan Patent Applications by Residents (2024)","description":"Japan's Patent Applications by Residents: 237,169 number of applications in 2024, +3.6% YoY. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (WIPO-PAT-RESD), 1990–2024.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","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 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":"237,169","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+3.6% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+3.6%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Japan Patent Applications by Residents"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":333230},{"period":"1991","value":335933},{"period":"1992","value":338019},{"period":"1993","value":332345},{"period":"1994","value":319938},{"period":"1995","value":334612},{"period":"1996","value":340101},{"period":"1997","value":350807},{"period":"1998","value":359381},{"period":"1999","value":360180},{"period":"2000","value":387364},{"period":"2001","value":386767},{"period":"2002","value":369458},{"period":"2003","value":358184},{"period":"2004","value":368416},{"period":"2005","value":367960},{"period":"2006","value":347060},{"period":"2007","value":333498},{"period":"2008","value":330110},{"period":"2009","value":295315},{"period":"2010","value":290081},{"period":"2011","value":287580},{"period":"2012","value":287013},{"period":"2013","value":271731},{"period":"2014","value":265959},{"period":"2015","value":258839},{"period":"2016","value":260244},{"period":"2017","value":260292},{"period":"2018","value":253630},{"period":"2019","value":245372},{"period":"2020","value":227348},{"period":"2021","value":222452},{"period":"2022","value":218813},{"period":"2023","value":228936},{"period":"2024","value":237169}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"237169.0","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2023","value":"228936.0","yoyChange":"+4.6%"},{"year":"2022","value":"218813.0","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2021","value":"222452.0","yoyChange":"-2.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"227348.0","yoyChange":"-7.3%"},{"year":"2019","value":"245372.0","yoyChange":"-3.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"253630.0","yoyChange":"-2.6%"},{"year":"2017","value":"260292.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"260244.0","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2015","value":"258839.0","yoyChange":"-2.7%"},{"year":"2014","value":"265959.0","yoyChange":"-2.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"271731.0","yoyChange":"-5.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"287013.0","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2011","value":"287580.0","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"290081.0","yoyChange":"-1.8%"},{"year":"2009","value":"295315.0","yoyChange":"-10.5%"},{"year":"2008","value":"330110.0","yoyChange":"-1.0%"},{"year":"2007","value":"333498.0","yoyChange":"-3.9%"},{"year":"2006","value":"347060.0","yoyChange":"-5.7%"},{"year":"2005","value":"367960.0","yoyChange":"-0.1%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of patent applications filed by residents of Japan 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 387,364 number of applications in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 218,813 in 2022. The latest reading of 237,169 in 2024 represents a change of +3.6%."}]}