Singapore (2024)
1,898
number of applications
+17.1% YoY
YoY Change
+17.1%
number of applications
Trend
up
Series length
30
years of data

Data

Singapore Patent Applications by Residents (2024) — source data. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center.
Year number of applications YoY Change
2024 1,898 +17.1%
2023 1,621 -5.1%
2022 1,708 -15.6%
2021 2,024 +13.8%
2020 1,778 +3.0%
2019 1,727 +9.7%
2018 1,575 -2.1%
2017 1,609 +0.5%
2016 1,601 +9.0%
2015 1,469 +12.7%
2014 1,303 +14.0%
2013 1,143 +5.7%
2012 1,081 +2.4%
2011 1,056 +18.0%
2010 895 +19.3%
2009 750 -5.4%
2008 793 +13.9%
2007 696 +11.2%
2006 626 +10.0%
2005 569 -11.2%

About this Dataset

Singapore recorded 1,898 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was +17.1%. Across 1995–2024 the series ranges from 145 in 1995 to 2,024 in 2021.

This page tracks the number of patent applications filed by residents of Singapore from 1990 to present. 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 Singapore 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.

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 2,024 number of applications in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 145 in 1995. The latest reading of 1,898 in 2024 represents a change of +17.1%.