Singapore Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024)
Singapore's Patent Applications by Non-Residents: 11,523 number of applications in 2024, -5.1% YoY.
Singapore (2024)
11,523
number of applications
-5.1% YoY
YoY Change
-5.1%
number of applications
Trend
down
Series length
30
years of data
Data
| Year | number of applications | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11,523 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 12,146 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 12,945 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 12,566 | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 11,487 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 12,409 | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 10,270 | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 9,321 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 9,379 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9,345 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 9,009 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 8,579 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 8,604 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 8,738 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 8,878 | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 7,986 | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 8,899 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 9,255 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 8,537 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 8,036 | +1.2% |
About this Dataset
Singapore recorded 11,523 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was -5.1%. Across 1995–2024 the series ranges from 2,412 in 1995 to 12,945 in 2022.
This page tracks patent applications filed in Singapore 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 Singapore 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 1995–2024 (30 observations).
The series peaked at 12,945 number of applications in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2,412 in 1995. The latest reading of 11,523 in 2024 represents a change of -5.1%.