Indonesia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Patent applications, nonresidents
Patent applications, nonresidents over time
- Indonesia
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 23,816 against 8,971 in Indonesia, a difference of 14,845.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 2.7 times Indonesia's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 13th 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 | Indonesia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 617 | 4,347 | 3,730 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1990s | 2,752 | 5,739 | 2,987 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2000s | 3,969 | 11,286 | 7,318 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2010s | 7,214 | 16,664 | 9,450 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2020s | 8,103 | 22,278 | 14,175 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Indonesia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 23,816 against 8,971 in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Indonesia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 14,845, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Indonesia ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as Patent applications, nonresidents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.