Mexico (2024)
1,172
number of applications
+19.8% YoY
YoY Change
+19.8%
Trend
up
Series length
35
years of data

Data

Mexico Patent Applications by Residents (2024) — source data. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center.
Year number of applications YoY Change
2024 1,172 +19.8%
2023 978 -0.5%
2022 983 -12.0%
2021 1,117 -1.3%
2020 1,132 -13.3%
2019 1,305 -16.1%
2018 1,555 +16.6%
2017 1,334 +1.8%
2016 1,310 -4.0%
2015 1,364 +9.5%
2014 1,246 +3.0%
2013 1,210 -6.5%
2012 1,294 +21.5%
2011 1,065 +12.0%
2010 951 +15.7%
2009 822 +20.0%
2008 685 +8.9%
2007 629 +9.6%
2006 574 -1.7%
2005 584 +3.4%

About this Dataset

Mexico recorded 1,172 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was +19.8%. Across 1990–2024 the series ranges from 386 number of applications in 1996 to 1,555 number of applications in 2018.

This page tracks the number of patent applications filed by residents of Mexico. Resident patent filings are the most direct measure of domestic innovation output and R&D commercialisation.

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 the number of patent applications filed by residents of Mexico. 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.

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 1,555 number of applications in 2018 and reached its lowest recorded value of 386 number of applications in 1996. The latest reading is 1,172 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was +19.8%.