{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sg-patent-applications-nonresidents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sg-patent-applications-nonresidents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sg-patent-applications-nonresidents/","title":"Singapore Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024)","description":"Singapore's Patent Applications by Non-Residents: 11,523 number of applications in 2024, -5.1% YoY.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","Singapore","2024"],"publisher":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Singapore","temporal_coverage":"1995/2024","unit":"number of applications","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Singapore 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":"1995–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"30"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Singapore"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Singapore (2024)","value":"11,523","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-5.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-5.1%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"30","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Singapore Patent Applications by Non-Residents"}],"observation_count":30,"observations":[{"period":"1995","value":2412},{"period":"1996","value":12357},{"period":"1997","value":6048},{"period":"1998","value":6367},{"period":"1999","value":6679},{"period":"2000","value":7720},{"period":"2001","value":7726},{"period":"2002","value":7575},{"period":"2003","value":7248},{"period":"2004","value":7944},{"period":"2005","value":8036},{"period":"2006","value":8537},{"period":"2007","value":9255},{"period":"2008","value":8899},{"period":"2009","value":7986},{"period":"2010","value":8878},{"period":"2011","value":8738},{"period":"2012","value":8604},{"period":"2013","value":8579},{"period":"2014","value":9009},{"period":"2015","value":9345},{"period":"2016","value":9379},{"period":"2017","value":9321},{"period":"2018","value":10270},{"period":"2019","value":12409},{"period":"2020","value":11487},{"period":"2021","value":12566},{"period":"2022","value":12945},{"period":"2023","value":12146},{"period":"2024","value":11523}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"11523.0","yoyChange":"-5.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"12146.0","yoyChange":"-6.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"12945.0","yoyChange":"+3.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"12566.0","yoyChange":"+9.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"11487.0","yoyChange":"-7.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"12409.0","yoyChange":"+20.8%"},{"year":"2018","value":"10270.0","yoyChange":"+10.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"9321.0","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"9379.0","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2015","value":"9345.0","yoyChange":"+3.7%"},{"year":"2014","value":"9009.0","yoyChange":"+5.0%"},{"year":"2013","value":"8579.0","yoyChange":"-0.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"8604.0","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2011","value":"8738.0","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2010","value":"8878.0","yoyChange":"+11.2%"},{"year":"2009","value":"7986.0","yoyChange":"-10.3%"},{"year":"2008","value":"8899.0","yoyChange":"-3.8%"},{"year":"2007","value":"9255.0","yoyChange":"+8.4%"},{"year":"2006","value":"8537.0","yoyChange":"+6.2%"},{"year":"2005","value":"8036.0","yoyChange":"+1.2%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"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 1995–2024 (30 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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%."}]}