Department for Economics and Data Analytics

The Department for Economics and Data Analytics is responsible for collecting statistics on intellectual property (IP) activity worldwide and making these statistics available to the public. In addition, the Department carries out economic analysis on how IP and innovation policy choices affect economic performance.

Our activities include:

• Conducting annual statistical survey on IP activity worldwide;
• Presenting IP statistics through reports, country profiles, and the IP Statistics Data Center;
• Publishing the Global Innovation Index;
• Publishing the bi-annual World Intellectual Property Report; and
• Providing study inputs on innovation performance and the creative economy.

Responsible for:

• Statistics and Data Analytics Division