Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Iraq
Iraq: Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate was 272.73 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Iraq, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Iraq is 272.73 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,039.4% on the previous year and up 1,247.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Iraq peaked at 272.73 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -56.34 % change on previous year, in 2022.
That places Iraq 2nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -15.08 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 20.56 % change on previous year | -236.3% |
| 1983 | -0.7752 % change on previous year | -103.8% |
| 1984 | -26.56 % change on previous year | +3326.6% |
| 1985 | -18.09 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
| 1986 | -29.87 % change on previous year | +65.2% |
| 1987 | -9.26 % change on previous year | -69.0% |
| 1988 | 6.12 % change on previous year | -166.1% |
| 1989 | 44.23 % change on previous year | +622.4% |
| 1993 | 12 % change on previous year | -72.9% |
| 1994 | -10.71 % change on previous year | -189.3% |
| 1995 | -4 % change on previous year | -62.7% |
| 1996 | -25 % change on previous year | +525.0% |
| 2018 | -23.76 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 37.66 % change on previous year | -258.5% |
| 2020 | -7.55 % change on previous year | -120.0% |
| 2021 | -27.55 % change on previous year | +265.1% |
| 2022 | -56.34 % change on previous year | +104.5% |
| 2023 | -29.03 % change on previous year | -48.5% |
| 2024 | 272.73 % change on previous year | -1039.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 272.73 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -4.87 % change on previous year. (45 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 272.73 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -1.36 % change on previous year. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -3326.6% | -0.7752 % change on previous year | -26.56 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -3.19 % change on previous year | -29.87 % change on previous year | 44.23 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -6.93 % change on previous year | -25 % change on previous year | 12 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.95 % change on previous year | -23.76 % change on previous year | 37.66 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 2020s | 30.45 % change on previous year | -56.34 % change on previous year | 272.73 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More science & technology data for Iraq
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 100.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 46.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 105.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8293 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 82 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 82 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Iraq?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Iraq was 272.73 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 272.73 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -56.34 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Iraq rank for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate?
- Iraq ranks 2nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,247.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Patent applications, nonresidents. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Patent applications, nonresidents 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Patent applications, nonresidents. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.