Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Singapore: Patent applications, nonresidents

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
18,210
in 2020
Singapore
12,566
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
10th
Singapore rank
12th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Singapore
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k198020002021

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 18,210 against 12,566 in Singapore, a difference of 5,644.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 1.4 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th and Singapore ranks 12th of 12 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Singapore Difference Ahead
1980s 4,411 803.2 3,608 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 5,364 6,773 1,408 Singapore
2000s 10,180 8,093 2,087 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 15,783 9,453 6,330 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 18,210 11,487 6,723 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Singapore?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 18,210 against 12,566 in Singapore as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Singapore?
5,644, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Singapore?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Singapore rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th and Singapore ranks 12th of 12 groups.
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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Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,548 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

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.