{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"za-patent-applications-nonresidents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/za-patent-applications-nonresidents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/za-patent-applications-nonresidents/","title":"South Africa Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024)","description":"South Africa's Patent Applications by Non-Residents: 8,549 number of applications in 2024, -17.1% YoY.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","South Africa","2024"],"publisher":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","frequency":"Annual","geography":"South Africa","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":"South Africa 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":"South Africa"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"South Africa (2024)","value":"8,549","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-17.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-17.1%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"South Africa Patent Applications by Non-Residents"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":4943},{"period":"1991","value":4654},{"period":"1992","value":4423},{"period":"1993","value":4282},{"period":"1994","value":4968},{"period":"1995","value":5482},{"period":"1996","value":6115},{"period":"1997","value":6917},{"period":"1998","value":7190},{"period":"1999","value":3002},{"period":"2000","value":2400},{"period":"2001","value":5427},{"period":"2002","value":5617},{"period":"2003","value":5303},{"period":"2004","value":5833},{"period":"2005","value":6001},{"period":"2006","value":6739},{"period":"2007","value":7402},{"period":"2008","value":7081},{"period":"2009","value":5913},{"period":"2010","value":5562},{"period":"2011","value":6589},{"period":"2012","value":6836},{"period":"2013","value":6657},{"period":"2014","value":6750},{"period":"2015","value":6608},{"period":"2016","value":6506},{"period":"2017","value":6816},{"period":"2018","value":6258},{"period":"2019","value":6347},{"period":"2020","value":6146},{"period":"2021","value":9156},{"period":"2022","value":12339},{"period":"2023","value":10316},{"period":"2024","value":8549}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"8549.0","yoyChange":"-17.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"10316.0","yoyChange":"-16.4%"},{"year":"2022","value":"12339.0","yoyChange":"+34.8%"},{"year":"2021","value":"9156.0","yoyChange":"+49.0%"},{"year":"2020","value":"6146.0","yoyChange":"-3.2%"},{"year":"2019","value":"6347.0","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"6258.0","yoyChange":"-8.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"6816.0","yoyChange":"+4.8%"},{"year":"2016","value":"6506.0","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2015","value":"6608.0","yoyChange":"-2.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"6750.0","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2013","value":"6657.0","yoyChange":"-2.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"6836.0","yoyChange":"+3.7%"},{"year":"2011","value":"6589.0","yoyChange":"+18.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"5562.0","yoyChange":"-5.9%"},{"year":"2009","value":"5913.0","yoyChange":"-16.5%"},{"year":"2008","value":"7081.0","yoyChange":"-4.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"7402.0","yoyChange":"+9.8%"},{"year":"2006","value":"6739.0","yoyChange":"+12.3%"},{"year":"2005","value":"6001.0","yoyChange":"+2.9%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks patent applications filed in South Africa 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 12,339 number of applications in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2,400 in 2000. The latest reading of 8,549 in 2024 represents a change of -17.1%."}]}