Estonia: Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Estonia's industrial design applications, nonresident, by count rose 119.4% on 2023 (from 62 to 136).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +18.5% and a typical year strayed about 102.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 297.5% in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 79.2% in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 21% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

In 2024, Estonia had the 77th highest value of the 104 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 Estonia in the 2024 ranking

• Bulgaria — 74th of 104: 155
• Hungary — 75th of 104: 146
• Paraguay — 76th of 104: 142
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 78th of 104: 132
• Latvia — 79th of 104: 129
• Bangladesh — 80th of 104: 118

What this measures

Industrial design applications are applications to register an industrial design with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Hague System. Non-resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of or acting on behalf of a state or jurisdiction in which the first-named applicant in the application is not domiciled. Design count is used to render application data for industrial applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while other have a multiple class/design filing system.

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 21 values

Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count in nearby economies

• Armenia — 411 (2024)
• Austria — 71 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 558 (2024)
• Belarus — 487 (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 858 (2024)
• Bulgaria — 155 (2024)
• Croatia — 297 (2024)
• Czechia — 36 (2024)
• Denmark — 418 (2024)
• Finland

More infrastructure data for Estonia

• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 2.06 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 151.13 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 227,420 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 16.72 (2024)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 52.79% (2024)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 92.24% (2024)
• Patent applications, nonresidents — 3 (2024)
• Patent applications, residents — 27 (2024)
• ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$3.99 billion (2025)
• ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP)

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Questions people ask

What is Estonia's industrial design applications, nonresident, by count?

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

How has it changed since 2004?

It is down 72.96% from 503 in 2004 (6.33% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 596 in 2005 and the lowest 25 in 2014.

How does Estonia rank?

77th highest of 104 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in industrial design applications, nonresident, by count unusual for Estonia?

In 2024, Estonia's industrial design applications, nonresident, by count rose 119.4% on 2023 (from 62 to 136). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +18.5% and a typical year strayed about 102.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IP.IDS.NRCT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), uri: www.wipo.int/ipstats/, 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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