United States Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2021)
United States's Patent Applications by Non-Residents: 329,229 number of applications in 2021, +1,643 YoY. World Bank (IP.PAT.NRES), 1990–2021.
United States (2021)
329,229
number of applications
+1,643 YoY
YoY Change
+1,643
number of applications
Trend
up
Series length
35
years of data
Data
| Year | number of applications | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 329,229 | +1,643 |
| 2020 | 327,586 | -8,754 |
| 2019 | 336,340 | +24,294 |
| 2018 | 312,046 | -1,006 |
| 2017 | 313,052 | +2,808 |
| 2016 | 310,244 | +9,169 |
| 2015 | 301,075 | +7,369 |
| 2014 | 293,706 | +9,925 |
| 2013 | 283,781 | +9,748 |
| 2012 | 274,033 | +18,201 |
| 2011 | 255,832 | +7,583 |
| 2010 | 248,249 | +17,055 |
| 2009 | 231,194 | +6,461 |
| 2008 | 224,733 | +9,926 |
| 2007 | 214,807 | +10,625 |
| 2006 | 204,182 | +21,316 |
| 2005 | 182,866 | +15,459 |
| 2004 | 167,407 | +13,907 |
| 2003 | 153,500 | +3,300 |
| 2002 | 150,200 | n/a |
About this Dataset
United States recorded 329229.0 number of applications in 2021. The most recent year-on-year change was +1643.0. The historical series (1990–2021) shows a peak of 336340.0 in 2019 and a trough of 63522.0 in 1987.
Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.
The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
This indicator tracks united states patent applications by non-residents in United States, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2021 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2021. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 336340.0 number of applications in 2019 and reached its lowest recorded value of 63522.0 in 1987. The latest reading of 329229.0 in 2021 represents a year-on-year change of +1643.0.