Nepal: Patent applications, nonresidents

Key figures

Over five years it is up 230.77% from 13 in 2012 (27.03% a year on average, compounded). Since 1982 it is up 1,333% from 3 in 1982 (7.9% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 23 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2017, Nepal's patent applications, nonresidents rose 65.4% on 2016 (from 26 to 43).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2016), the average change was +74.5% and a typical year strayed about 158.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below 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 400% in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was 66.7% in 1994. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

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

How it compares

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Closest to Nepal in the 2017 ranking

• Bahamas, The — 1st of 2: 48

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 13 values

Patent applications, nonresidents in nearby economies

• Bangladesh — 302 (2024)
• Bhutan — 12 (2023)
• India — 41,940 (2024)
• Sri Lanka — 181 (2024)

More infrastructure data for Nepal

• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 67,501 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 16.93 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 4.29 million (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 29.61 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 99.85 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 407,925 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 1.38 (2024)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 46.32% (2024)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 6.25% (2024)
• Scientific and technical journal articles

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Questions people ask

What is Nepal's patent applications, nonresidents?

43 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1982?

It is up 1,333% from 3 in 1982 (7.9% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 71 in 2015 and the lowest 1 in 1985.

Is the latest change in patent applications, nonresidents unusual for Nepal?

In 2017, Nepal's patent applications, nonresidents rose 65.4% on 2016 (from 26 to 43). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2016), the average change was +74.5% and a typical year strayed about 158.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

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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