Total number of patent grants 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 Grants,Total Resident Grants,Total Non-Resident Grants
1985,397580,222612,174968
1986,405260,233652,171608
1987,410572,246485,164087
1988,395812,235030,160782
1989,423239,255792,167447
1990,406582,243349,163233
1991,300619,146404,154215
1992,373526,203974,169552
1993,386051,211571,174480
1994,405355,231252,174103
1995,429266,255984,173282
1996,534146,350950,183196
1997,503720,315857,187863
1998,551948,338473,213475
1999,576523,350286,226237
2000,516157,308935,207222
2001,536832,317042,219790
2002,559161,329990,229171
2003,618509,357641,260868
2004,622335,361521,260814
2005,630680,369265,261415
2006,751707,450768,300939
2007,770309,461226,309083
2008,772398,457657,314741
2009,808270,482803,325467
2010,908862,550223,358639