United States Patent Applications by Residents (2021)
United States's Patent Applications by Residents: 262,244 number of applications in 2021, -7,342 YoY. World Bank (IP.PAT.RESD), 1990–2021.
United States (2021)
262,244
number of applications
-7,342 YoY
YoY Change
-7,342
number of applications
Trend
down
Series length
35
years of data
Data
| Year | number of applications | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 262,244 | -7,342 |
| 2020 | 269,586 | -15,527 |
| 2019 | 285,113 | +18 |
| 2018 | 285,095 | -8,809 |
| 2017 | 293,904 | -1,423 |
| 2016 | 295,327 | +6,992 |
| 2015 | 288,335 | +3,239 |
| 2014 | 285,096 | -2,735 |
| 2013 | 287,831 | +19,049 |
| 2012 | 268,782 | +21,032 |
| 2011 | 247,750 | +5,773 |
| 2010 | 241,977 | +17,065 |
| 2009 | 224,912 | -6,676 |
| 2008 | 231,588 | -9,759 |
| 2007 | 241,347 | +19,563 |
| 2006 | 221,784 | +13,917 |
| 2005 | 207,867 | +18,331 |
| 2004 | 189,536 | +595 |
| 2003 | 188,941 | +4,696 |
| 2002 | 184,245 | n/a |
About this Dataset
United States recorded 262244.0 number of applications in 2021. The most recent year-on-year change was -7342.0. The historical series (1990–2021) shows a peak of 295327.0 in 2016 and a trough of 68315.0 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 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 295327.0 number of applications in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 68315.0 in 1987. The latest reading of 262244.0 in 2021 represents a year-on-year change of -7342.0.