{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"us-patent-applications-nonresidents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-patent-applications-nonresidents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-patent-applications-nonresidents/","title":"United States Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024)","description":"United States's Patent Applications by Non-Residents: 332,899 number of applications in 2024, +4.1% YoY.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","United States","2024"],"publisher":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United States","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":"United States 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":"1990–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United States"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United States (2024)","value":"332,899","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+4.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+4.1%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United States Patent Applications by Non-Residents"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":80520},{"period":"1991","value":84160},{"period":"1992","value":90922},{"period":"1993","value":84241},{"period":"1994","value":95522},{"period":"1995","value":104180},{"period":"1996","value":105054},{"period":"1997","value":101282},{"period":"1998","value":102246},{"period":"1999","value":116512},{"period":"2000","value":121734},{"period":"2001","value":141131},{"period":"2002","value":147205},{"period":"2003","value":155782},{"period":"2004","value":171826},{"period":"2005","value":189272},{"period":"2006","value":211690},{"period":"2007","value":223842},{"period":"2008","value":230788},{"period":"2009","value":227834},{"period":"2010","value":242990},{"period":"2011","value":249930},{"period":"2012","value":270772},{"period":"2013","value":279351},{"period":"2014","value":288104},{"period":"2015","value":294940},{"period":"2016","value":303126},{"period":"2017","value":304682},{"period":"2018","value":303212},{"period":"2019","value":318744},{"period":"2020","value":309509},{"period":"2021","value":309246},{"period":"2022","value":318772},{"period":"2023","value":319776},{"period":"2024","value":332899}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"332899.0","yoyChange":"+4.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"319776.0","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2022","value":"318772.0","yoyChange":"+3.1%"},{"year":"2021","value":"309246.0","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"309509.0","yoyChange":"-2.9%"},{"year":"2019","value":"318744.0","yoyChange":"+5.1%"},{"year":"2018","value":"303212.0","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"304682.0","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2016","value":"303126.0","yoyChange":"+2.8%"},{"year":"2015","value":"294940.0","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"288104.0","yoyChange":"+3.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"279351.0","yoyChange":"+3.2%"},{"year":"2012","value":"270772.0","yoyChange":"+8.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"249930.0","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"242990.0","yoyChange":"+6.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"227834.0","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2008","value":"230788.0","yoyChange":"+3.1%"},{"year":"2007","value":"223842.0","yoyChange":"+5.7%"},{"year":"2006","value":"211690.0","yoyChange":"+11.8%"},{"year":"2005","value":"189272.0","yoyChange":"+10.2%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks patent applications filed in United States 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 1990–2024 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 332,899 number of applications in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 80,520 in 1990. The latest reading of 332,899 in 2024 represents a change of +4.1%."}]}