WIPO世界知识产权组织：2025年世界知识产权指标报告（英文版）

In 2024, innovators around the world filed 3.7 million patent applications, marking a 4.9% increase over 2023 and the fastest year-on-year growth since 2018 (figure 1.1). This robust growth is particularly notable given the challenging economic conditions of the past year. Following a 3% decline in 2019 – at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic – patent applications globally have risen for five consecutive years. A substantial increase in filings by applicants residing in China (at least 153,0