Hong Kong vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled

Hong Kong
15,445
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
23,816
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
10th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
10th

Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k198020022024

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 23,816 against 15,445 in Hong Kong, a difference of 8,371.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 1.5 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th of 157 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 958.86 4,269 3,310 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 3,308 5,685 2,377 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 10,900 11,286 386.1 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 13,440 16,500 3,059 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 19,035 22,278 3,243 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled, Hong Kong or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 23,816 against 15,445 in Hong Kong as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled between Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
8,371, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
Hong Kong ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 5,388 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.