Which has higher patent applications, residents, Jamaica or Yemen?

Yemen, at 20 against 16 in Jamaica as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Yemen?

19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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, residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Yemen: Patent applications, residents

Jamaica

in 2021

Yemen

in 2021

Jamaica rank

98th

Yemen rank

96th

Patent applications, residents over time

Jamaica
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 20 against 16 in Jamaica, a difference of 4.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 98th and Yemen ranks 96th of 135 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.88	11.62	0.75	Yemen
2010s	18.33	25.67	7.33	Yemen
2020s	13	40	27	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, residents, Jamaica or Yemen?: Yemen, at 20 against 16 in Jamaica as of 2021.
What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Jamaica and Yemen?: 4, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Yemen?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Jamaica and Yemen rank globally for patent applications, residents?: Jamaica ranks 98th and Yemen ranks 96th of 135 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, residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Patent applications, residents
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: 147 places, 4,224 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.