Annual patent applications in Jordan
Jordan: Annual patent applications was 25 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Annual patent applications in Jordan, 1989–2021
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual patent applications in Jordan is 25, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 30.6% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications in Jordan peaked at 75 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11, in 1989.
Jordan ranks 91st of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Annual patent applications in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 11 | — |
| 2000 | 71 | +545.5% |
| 2001 | 52 | -26.8% |
| 2002 | 21 | -59.6% |
| 2003 | 25 | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 42 | +68.0% |
| 2005 | 49 | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 75 | +53.1% |
| 2007 | 59 | -21.3% |
| 2008 | 50 | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 60 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 45 | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 40 | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 48 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 35 | -27.1% |
| 2014 | 40 | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 22 | -46.3% |
| 2017 | 26 | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 21 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 36 | +71.4% |
| 2021 | 25 | -30.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 25 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109, 23% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 25 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 141, 18% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patent applications in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +545.5% | 11 | 71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.4 | 21 | 75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2 | 21 | 48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5 | 25 | 36 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More science & technology data for Jordan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 69.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6964 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 87.02 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,419 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications in Jordan?
- Annual patent applications in Jordan was 25 in 2021, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual patent applications recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 75 in 2006.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 1989.
- How does Jordan rank for annual patent applications?
- Jordan ranks 91st out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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