South Korea Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024)
South Korea's Patent Applications by Non-Residents: 50,459 number of applications in 2024, -3.3% YoY.
South Korea (2024)
50,459
number of applications
-3.3% YoY
YoY Change
-3.3%
number of applications
Trend
down
Series length
35
years of data
Data
| Year | number of applications | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50,459 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 52,168 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 53,885 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 51,753 | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 46,282 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 47,372 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 47,431 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 45,691 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 45,406 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 46,419 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 46,219 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 44,611 | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 40,779 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 40,890 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 38,296 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 36,207 | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 43,518 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 43,768 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 40,713 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 38,733 | +11.1% |
About this Dataset
South Korea recorded 50,459 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was -3.3%. Across 1990–2024 the series ranges from 14,880 in 1991 to 53,885 in 2022.
This page tracks patent applications filed in South Korea 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 South Korea 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 53,885 number of applications in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 14,880 in 1991. The latest reading of 50,459 in 2024 represents a change of -3.3%.