{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"za-patent-applications-residents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/za-patent-applications-residents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/za-patent-applications-residents/","title":"South Africa Patent Applications by Residents (2024)","description":"South Africa's Patent Applications by Residents: 350 number of applications in 2024, -15.3% YoY. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (WIPO-PAT-RESD), 1990–2024.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","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 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":"350","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-15.3% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-15.3%","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 Residents"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":1093},{"period":"1991","value":1023},{"period":"1992","value":888},{"period":"1993","value":904},{"period":"1994","value":935},{"period":"1995","value":883},{"period":"1996","value":757},{"period":"1997","value":355},{"period":"1998","value":200},{"period":"1999","value":138},{"period":"2000","value":895},{"period":"2001","value":966},{"period":"2002","value":983},{"period":"2003","value":922},{"period":"2004","value":956},{"period":"2005","value":1003},{"period":"2006","value":866},{"period":"2007","value":915},{"period":"2008","value":860},{"period":"2009","value":822},{"period":"2010","value":821},{"period":"2011","value":656},{"period":"2012","value":608},{"period":"2013","value":638},{"period":"2014","value":802},{"period":"2015","value":889},{"period":"2016","value":704},{"period":"2017","value":728},{"period":"2018","value":657},{"period":"2019","value":567},{"period":"2020","value":542},{"period":"2021","value":494},{"period":"2022","value":456},{"period":"2023","value":413},{"period":"2024","value":350}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"350.0","yoyChange":"-15.3%"},{"year":"2023","value":"413.0","yoyChange":"-9.4%"},{"year":"2022","value":"456.0","yoyChange":"-7.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"494.0","yoyChange":"-8.9%"},{"year":"2020","value":"542.0","yoyChange":"-4.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"567.0","yoyChange":"-13.7%"},{"year":"2018","value":"657.0","yoyChange":"-9.8%"},{"year":"2017","value":"728.0","yoyChange":"+3.4%"},{"year":"2016","value":"704.0","yoyChange":"-20.8%"},{"year":"2015","value":"889.0","yoyChange":"+10.8%"},{"year":"2014","value":"802.0","yoyChange":"+25.7%"},{"year":"2013","value":"638.0","yoyChange":"+4.9%"},{"year":"2012","value":"608.0","yoyChange":"-7.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"656.0","yoyChange":"-20.1%"},{"year":"2010","value":"821.0","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2009","value":"822.0","yoyChange":"-4.4%"},{"year":"2008","value":"860.0","yoyChange":"-6.0%"},{"year":"2007","value":"915.0","yoyChange":"+5.7%"},{"year":"2006","value":"866.0","yoyChange":"-13.7%"},{"year":"2005","value":"1003.0","yoyChange":"+4.9%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of patent applications filed by residents of South Africa 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."},{"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 1,093 number of applications in 1990 and reached its lowest recorded value of 138 in 1999. The latest reading of 350 in 2024 represents a change of -15.3%."}]}