Industrial design applications, resident, by count in Canada

Canada: Industrial design applications, resident, by count was 715 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
715
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
35th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1,049
in 1989
All-time low
479
in 1982
Years of data
42
1980–2021

Industrial design applications, resident, by count in Canada, 1980–2021

02505007501.0k1980200020211980: 4921981: 5181982: 4791983: 5761984: 8151985: 7951986: 7741987: 8411988: 9481989: 1.0k1990: 7571991: 7751992: 5931993: 5761994: 7751995: 8511996: 9251997: 8441998: 5441999: 5792000: 7512001: 6402002: 7522003: 7482004: 6362005: 5802006: 6402007: 5692008: 6642009: 8392010: 8512011: 7902012: 8472013: 8462014: 8592015: 7972016: 9162017: 8152018: 7762019: 7342020: 7382021: 715

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for industrial design applications, resident, by count in Canada is 715, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial design applications, resident, by count in Canada peaked at 1,049 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 479, in 1982.

That places Canada 35th out of 121 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Industrial design applications, resident, by count in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Industrial design applications, resident, by count in Canada, 1980 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1980 492
1981 518 +5.3%
1982 479 -7.5%
1983 576 +20.3%
1984 815 +41.5%
1985 795 -2.5%
1986 774 -2.6%
1987 841 +8.7%
1988 948 +12.7%
1989 1,049 +10.7%
1990 757 -27.8%
1991 775 +2.4%
1992 593 -23.5%
1993 576 -2.9%
1994 775 +34.5%
1995 851 +9.8%
1996 925 +8.7%
1997 844 -8.8%
1998 544 -35.5%
1999 579 +6.4%
2000 751 +29.7%
2001 640 -14.8%
2002 752 +17.5%
2003 748 -0.5%
2004 636 -15.0%
2005 580 -8.8%
2006 640 +10.3%
2007 569 -11.1%
2008 664 +16.7%
2009 839 +26.4%
2010 851 +1.4%
2011 790 -7.2%
2012 847 +7.2%
2013 846 -0.1%
2014 859 +1.5%
2015 797 -7.2%
2016 916 +14.9%
2017 815 -11.0%
2018 776 -4.8%
2019 734 -5.4%
2020 738 +0.5%
2021 715 -3.1%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 715 is above the median for high income countries, which is 262, 2.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 728.7 479 1,049 10
1990s 721.9 544 925 10
2000s 681.9 569 839 10
2010s 823.1 734 916 10
2020s 726.5 715 738 2

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 32 Saudi Arabia 853 compare
  2. 33 South Africa 728 compare
  3. 34 Greece 721 compare
  4. 36 Singapore 683 compare
  5. 37 Philippines 682 compare
  6. 38 Moldova 654 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial design applications, resident, by count in Canada?
Industrial design applications, resident, by count in Canada was 715 in 2021, according to Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
What is the highest industrial design applications, resident, by count recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 1,049 in 1989.
What is the lowest industrial design applications, resident, by count recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 479 in 1982.
How does Canada rank for industrial design applications, resident, by count?
Canada ranks 35th out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
Is industrial design applications, resident, by count rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), published as part of Industrial design applications, resident, by count. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industrial design applications, resident, by count
Source
Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,569 data points, 1980–2021
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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. 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.