Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count was 3,458 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,458
Change on year
up 20.8%
World rank
16th
of 124 countries
All-time high
3,847
in 2015
All-time low
575
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count in Hong Kong, 1997–2024

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1997201020241997: 5751998: 1.5k1999: 1.5k2000: 1.7k2001: 1.6k2002: 1.7k2003: 1.9k2004: 2.5k2005: 2.6k2006: 2.8k2007: 2.6k2008: 3.2k2009: 1.9k2010: 2.4k2011: 3.0k2012: 3.6k2013: 3.0k2014: 3.0k2015: 3.8k2016: 3.6k2017: 3.6k2018: 3.2k2019: 3.5k2020: 2.8k2021: 2.9k2022: 2.6k2023: 2.9k2024: 3.5k

Source: Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Analysis

In 2024, industrial design applications, nonresident, by count in Hong Kong stood at 3,458.

That represents a change of up 20.8% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial design applications, nonresident, by count in Hong Kong peaked at 3,847 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 575, in 1997.

Hong Kong ranks 16th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count in Hong Kong, year by year

Annual values for Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count in Hong Kong, 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 575 —
1998 1,455 +153.0%
1999 1,455 +0.0%
2000 1,744 +19.9%
2001 1,569 -10.0%
2002 1,742 +11.0%
2003 1,891 +8.6%
2004 2,493 +31.8%
2005 2,617 +5.0%
2006 2,763 +5.6%
2007 2,633 -4.7%
2008 3,166 +20.2%
2009 1,900 -40.0%
2010 2,386 +25.6%
2011 3,021 +26.6%
2012 3,564 +18.0%
2013 2,990 -16.1%
2014 3,005 +0.5%
2015 3,847 +28.0%
2016 3,632 -5.6%
2017 3,600 -0.9%
2018 3,188 -11.4%
2019 3,493 +9.6%
2020 2,790 -20.1%
2021 2,912 +4.4%
2022 2,563 -12.0%
2023 2,862 +11.7%
2024 3,458 +20.8%

Hong Kong compared with similar countries

  • Hong Kong's 3,458 is above the median for high income countries, which is 297, 11.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Hong Kong's 3,458 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,886, 1.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +153.0% 575 1,455

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,162 575 1,455 3
2000s 2,252 1,569 3,166 10
2010s 3,273 2,386 3,847 10
2020s 2,917 2,563 3,458 5

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 13 Brazil 3,880 compare
  2. 14 Singapore 3,715 compare
  3. 15 Russia 3,614 compare
  4. 17 Vietnam 2,917 compare
  5. 18 France 2,599 compare
  6. 19 Germany 2,287 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial design applications, nonresident, by count in Hong Kong?
Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count in Hong Kong was 3,458 in 2024, according to Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
What is the highest industrial design applications, nonresident, by count recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 3,847 in 2015.
What is the lowest industrial design applications, nonresident, by count recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 575 in 1997.
How does Hong Kong rank for industrial design applications, nonresident, by count?
Hong Kong ranks 16th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
Is industrial design applications, nonresident, by count rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
The figures come from Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), published as part of Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count
Source
Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 3,177 data points, 1980–2024
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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. Non-resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of or acting on behalf of a state or jurisdiction in which the first-named applicant in the application is not domiciled. 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 other have a multiple class/design filing system.