Total number of patent applications by resident and non-resident (1985-2010),,,
"Source: WIPO Statistics Database, October 2011",,,
Note: Data prior to 1995 may be downward biased due to incomplete reporting of PCT national phase entries.  Patent applications filed with and granted by the EPO are considered non-resident applications.  The world total is a WIPO estimate covering around 110 patent offices (see Data Description).,,,

Year,Total Patent Applications,Total Resident Applications,Total Non-Resident Applications
1985,921715,651074,270641
1986,947715,675026,272689
1987,994972,712471,282501
1988,1009664,714862,294802
1989,1014382,705360,309022
1990,997501,687680,309821
1991,888200,600999,287201
1992,943630,635746,307884
1993,943334,649150,294184
1994,942813,636991,305822
1995,1047766,694437,353329
1996,1089118,707850,381268
1997,1155599,736237,419362
1998,1207607,755694,451913
1999,1268797,791433,477364
2000,1377466,874821,502645
2001,1456892,895992,560900
2002,1440973,888888,552085
2003,1483550,924780,558770
2004,1569049,966882,602167
2005,1701331,1039253,662078
2006,1792846,1074282,718564
2007,1865448,1119658,745790
2008,1915095,1151972,763123
2009,1845995,1139722,706273
2010,1979133,1228717,750416