Macao SAR, China: Patent applications, nonresidents

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Macao SAR, China's patent applications, nonresidents rose 48.5% on 2023 (from 33 to 49).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2023), the average change was +28% and a typical year strayed about 109% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 440.9% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 52.8% in 2010. 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 the straight-line trend is downward, about 2.97 a year. A straight line explains 38% of the movement over 10 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, Macao SAR, China had the 80th 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 Macao SAR, China in the 2024 ranking

• Finland — 78th of 118: 59
• Portugal — 79th of 118: 53
• Azerbaijan — 80th of 118: 49
• Lao PDR — 82nd of 118: 48
• Belarus — 83rd of 118: 47
• Jamaica — 84th of 118: 45

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 23 values

Patent applications, nonresidents in nearby economies

• Australia — 27,945 (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — 137 (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)
• Malaysia

More infrastructure data for Macao SAR, China

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 81,260 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 11.28 (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 1.45 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 201.14 (2024)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 0.15% (2024)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 89.83% (2024)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions — 215,037 (2024)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) — 29.86 (2024)
• ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) — 12.5% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Macao SAR, China's patent applications, nonresidents?

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

How has it changed since 2001?

It is up 600% from 7 in 2001 (8.83% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 291 in 2007 and the lowest 7 in 2001.

How does Macao SAR, China rank?

80th highest of 118 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in patent applications, nonresidents unusual for Macao SAR, China?

In 2024, Macao SAR, China's patent applications, nonresidents rose 48.5% on 2023 (from 33 to 49). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2023), the average change was +28% and a typical year strayed about 109% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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.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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