Singapore: Industrial design applications, resident, by count

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Singapore's industrial design applications, resident, by count rose 15.4% on 2023 (from 482 to 556).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2023), the average change was +9.4% and a typical year strayed about 37.2% 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 99.6% in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 51.2% in 2022. 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 16% 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, Singapore had the 39th highest value of the 102 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 Singapore in the 2024 ranking

• Portugal — 36th of 102: 570
• Malaysia — 37th of 102: 560
• South Africa — 38th of 102: 558
• Israel — 40th of 102: 501
• Bulgaria — 41st of 102: 485
• Colombia — 42nd of 102: 453

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. A resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of, or acting for, the state or jurisdiction in which the first named applicant in the application is resident. 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 others 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 24 values

Industrial design applications, resident, by count in nearby economies

• Australia — 2,882 (2024)
• Cambodia — 29 (2024)
• China — 803,234 (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 1,124 (2024)
• Indonesia — 5,776 (2024)
• Japan — 20,675 (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 51,765 (2024)
• Macao SAR, China — 80 (2024)
• Malaysia — 560 (2024)
• Mongolia

More infrastructure data for Singapore

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 2.04 million (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 34.99 (2024)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 218,963 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 7,604 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 47.5 million (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 9.96 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 170.78 (2024)
• Patent applications, nonresidents — 11,523 (2024)
• Patent applications, residents — 1,898 (2024)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

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Questions people ask

What is Singapore's industrial design applications, resident, by count?

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

How has it changed since 2001?

It is up 140.69% from 231 in 2001 (3.89% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 830 in 2014 and the lowest 231 in 2001.

How does Singapore rank?

39th highest of 102 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in industrial design applications, resident, by count unusual for Singapore?

In 2024, Singapore's industrial design applications, resident, by count rose 15.4% on 2023 (from 482 to 556). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2023), the average change was +9.4% and a typical year strayed about 37.2% 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.IDS.RSCT, 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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