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Patent Applications This Year
Estimated patent applications filed by residents worldwide since January 1st. Calculated from annual patent data accumulated linearly over the days elapsed in the current year.
WLDTier 1 Source
Patent Applications This Year
Official value (2026): 2,385,200
+57.0%in time period
Patent Applications This Year growth (2012–2021)
+57.0%in time period
Chart data: 2012: 1,519,700 applications, 2013: 1,708,700 applications, 2014: 1,799,200 applications, 2015: 1,972,500 applications, 2016: 2,215,100 applications, 2017: 2,251,400 applications, 2018: 2,386,300 applications, 2019: 2,239,200 applications, 2020: 2,311,500 applications, 2021: 2,385,200 applications
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Patent Applications This Year in 2026?
- Patent Applications This Year stands at approximately 2.4 million applications, based on official data from World Bank Open Data. Based on the latest verified data from 2021 — official 2026 figures are published when available.
- Is Patent Applications This Year increasing or decreasing?
- Patent Applications This Year is currently remaining stable. This rate is derived from the most recent multi-year trend reported by World Bank Open Data.
- What does Patent Applications This Year measure?
- Estimated patent applications filed by residents worldwide since January 1st. Data is collected by World Bank Open Data using standardized international methodology across all member countries.
How is this calculated? Read the methodology