{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pk-patent-applications-residents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pk-patent-applications-residents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pk-patent-applications-residents/","title":"Pakistan Patent Applications by Residents (2024)","description":"Pakistan's Patent Applications by Residents: 480 number of applications in 2024, +4.6% YoY. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (WIPO-PAT-RESD), 1990–2024.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","Pakistan","2024"],"publisher":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Pakistan","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":"Pakistan 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":"34"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Pakistan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Pakistan (2024)","value":"480","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+4.6% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+4.6%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"34","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Pakistan Patent Applications by Residents"}],"observation_count":34,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":23},{"period":"1991","value":22},{"period":"1992","value":17},{"period":"1993","value":19},{"period":"1994","value":31},{"period":"1995","value":21},{"period":"1996","value":16},{"period":"1997","value":27},{"period":"1998","value":45},{"period":"1999","value":44},{"period":"2000","value":46},{"period":"2001","value":58},{"period":"2002","value":55},{"period":"2003","value":57},{"period":"2004","value":73},{"period":"2005","value":143},{"period":"2006","value":91},{"period":"2007","value":109},{"period":"2008","value":170},{"period":"2010","value":114},{"period":"2011","value":92},{"period":"2012","value":96},{"period":"2013","value":151},{"period":"2014","value":146},{"period":"2015","value":209},{"period":"2016","value":204},{"period":"2017","value":193},{"period":"2018","value":306},{"period":"2019","value":313},{"period":"2020","value":338},{"period":"2021","value":426},{"period":"2022","value":371},{"period":"2023","value":459},{"period":"2024","value":480}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"480.0","yoyChange":"+4.6%"},{"year":"2023","value":"459.0","yoyChange":"+23.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"371.0","yoyChange":"-12.9%"},{"year":"2021","value":"426.0","yoyChange":"+26.0%"},{"year":"2020","value":"338.0","yoyChange":"+8.0%"},{"year":"2019","value":"313.0","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"306.0","yoyChange":"+58.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"193.0","yoyChange":"-5.4%"},{"year":"2016","value":"204.0","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2015","value":"209.0","yoyChange":"+43.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"146.0","yoyChange":"-3.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"151.0","yoyChange":"+57.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"96.0","yoyChange":"+4.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"92.0","yoyChange":"-19.3%"},{"year":"2010","value":"114.0","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2008","value":"170.0","yoyChange":"+56.0%"},{"year":"2007","value":"109.0","yoyChange":"+19.8%"},{"year":"2006","value":"91.0","yoyChange":"-36.4%"},{"year":"2005","value":"143.0","yoyChange":"+95.9%"},{"year":"2004","value":"73.0","yoyChange":"+28.1%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of patent applications filed by residents of Pakistan 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 (34 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 480 number of applications in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 16 in 1996. The latest reading of 480 in 2024 represents a change of +4.6%."}]}