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Global Patent & Innovation Statistics by Country (1960–2024)

About this data

Comprehensive panel dataset covering patent activity, R&D investment, and innovation metrics for 189 countries and territories from 1960 to 2024. Contains 10,350 observations across 20 variables including: patent applications (resident and non-resident), patent grants, utility model applications, industrial design applications, PCT international filings, trademark applications, R&D expenditure as percentage of GDP, researchers per million population, high-tech exports share, scientific journal publications, Global Innovation Index scores (2007–2024), ICT service exports, and tertiary education enrollment rates. Data is synthesized from multiple authoritative sources: - WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) patent and IP statistics - World Bank World Development Indicators (R&D expenditure, researchers, education) - UNESCO Institute for Statistics (scientific publications, enrollment) - Global Innovation Index (GII) annual scores - OECD Science, Technology and Innovation indicators Coverage varies by country development level: high-income innovators have data from 1960, upper-middle income from 1965, lower-middle income from 1970, and developing economies from 1975. Missing values reflect real-world data availability patterns. Ideal for: innovation economics research, cross-country IP activity comparisons, R&D policy analysis, technology transfer studies, patent landscape mapping, and development economics modeling.

Schema

Name	Type	Description
country_code_iso3	string
country_code_iso2	string
country_name	string
region	string
income_level	string
year	string
patent_applications_resident	string
patent_applications_nonresident	string
patent_grants	string
utility_model_applications	string
industrial_design_applications	string
pct_international_applications	string
trademark_applications	string
rd_expenditure_pct_gdp	string
researchers_per_million	string
hightech_exports_pct_manufactured	string
scientific_publications	string
global_innovation_index_score	string
ict_service_exports_pct	string
tertiary_enrollment_rate_pct	string

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