{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"kr-patent-applications-nonresidents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-patent-applications-nonresidents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-patent-applications-nonresidents/","title":"South Korea Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024)","description":"South Korea's Patent Applications by Non-Residents: 50,459 number of applications in 2024, -3.3% YoY.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","South Korea","2024"],"publisher":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","frequency":"Annual","geography":"South Korea","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":"South Korea 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":"South Korea"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"South Korea (2024)","value":"50,459","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-3.3% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-3.3%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"South Korea Patent Applications by Non-Residents"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":16738},{"period":"1991","value":14880},{"period":"1992","value":15122},{"period":"1993","value":15044},{"period":"1994","value":17158},{"period":"1995","value":19271},{"period":"1996","value":21921},{"period":"1997","value":25325},{"period":"1998","value":24637},{"period":"1999","value":24672},{"period":"2000","value":29179},{"period":"2001","value":30898},{"period":"2002","value":29566},{"period":"2003","value":28338},{"period":"2004","value":34865},{"period":"2005","value":38733},{"period":"2006","value":40713},{"period":"2007","value":43768},{"period":"2008","value":43518},{"period":"2009","value":36207},{"period":"2010","value":38296},{"period":"2011","value":40890},{"period":"2012","value":40779},{"period":"2013","value":44611},{"period":"2014","value":46219},{"period":"2015","value":46419},{"period":"2016","value":45406},{"period":"2017","value":45691},{"period":"2018","value":47431},{"period":"2019","value":47372},{"period":"2020","value":46282},{"period":"2021","value":51753},{"period":"2022","value":53885},{"period":"2023","value":52168},{"period":"2024","value":50459}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"50459.0","yoyChange":"-3.3%"},{"year":"2023","value":"52168.0","yoyChange":"-3.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"53885.0","yoyChange":"+4.1%"},{"year":"2021","value":"51753.0","yoyChange":"+11.8%"},{"year":"2020","value":"46282.0","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2019","value":"47372.0","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2018","value":"47431.0","yoyChange":"+3.8%"},{"year":"2017","value":"45691.0","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"45406.0","yoyChange":"-2.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"46419.0","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"46219.0","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2013","value":"44611.0","yoyChange":"+9.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"40779.0","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"40890.0","yoyChange":"+6.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"38296.0","yoyChange":"+5.8%"},{"year":"2009","value":"36207.0","yoyChange":"-16.8%"},{"year":"2008","value":"43518.0","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2007","value":"43768.0","yoyChange":"+7.5%"},{"year":"2006","value":"40713.0","yoyChange":"+5.1%"},{"year":"2005","value":"38733.0","yoyChange":"+11.1%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"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 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%."}]}