Brunei Darussalam: Patent applications, nonresidents

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 506.7% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 53.4% in 1994. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 8.76 a year. A straight line explains 73% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Brunei Darussalam had the 68th highest value of the 118 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Brunei Darussalam in the 2024 ranking

• Austria — 65th of 118: 159
• Cambodia — 66th of 118: 150
• El Salvador — 67th of 118: 138
• Spain — 69th of 118: 134
• Hungary — 70th of 118: 113
• Mongolia — 71st of 118: 97

What this measures

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.

Limitations: Data are based on information supplied to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) by IP offices in annual surveys, supplemented by data in national IP office reports. Data may be missing for some offices or periods.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 28 values

Patent applications, nonresidents in nearby economies

• Australia — 27,945 (2024)
• Cambodia — 150 (2024)
• China — 156,053 (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 15,445 (2024)
• Indonesia — 8,971 (2024)
• Japan — 69,686 (2024)
• Korea, Dem. People's Rep. — 6 (2020)
• Korea, Rep. — 50,459 (2024)
• Lao PDR — 48 (2024)
• Macao SAR, China — 49 (2024)
• Malaysia

More infrastructure data for Brunei Darussalam

• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 546,615 (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 118.13 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 128,276 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 27.72 (2024)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 7,522 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 45.91 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 820,886 (2023)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 11.97% (2024)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

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Questions people ask

What is Brunei Darussalam's patent applications, nonresidents?

137 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is up 55.68% from 88 in 1993 (1.44% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 155 in 2022 and the lowest 11 in 2012.

How does Brunei Darussalam rank?

68th highest of 118 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IP.PAT.NRES, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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