Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Pakistan
Pakistan: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 499 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Pakistan, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Pakistan stood at 499.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Pakistan peaked at 1,647 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 369, in 1980.
Pakistan ranks 43rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 369 | — |
| 1990 | 524 | +42.0% |
| 1991 | 502 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 605 | +20.5% |
| 1993 | 617 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 574 | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 678 | +18.1% |
| 1996 | 799 | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 1,049 | +31.3% |
| 1998 | 1,275 | +21.5% |
| 1999 | 1,089 | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 1,149 | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 1,168 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,057 | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 1,070 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1,008 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 1,141 | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 1,647 | +44.3% |
| 2007 | 1,449 | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 1,375 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 1,178 | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 980 | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 861 | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 798 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 783 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 776 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 677 | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 636 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 505 | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 586 | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 561 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 562 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 567 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 537 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 504 | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 499 | -1.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 499 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.5, 14.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 499 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 365, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 369 | 369 | 369 | 1 |
| 1990s | 771.2 | 502 | 1,275 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,224 | 1,008 | 1,647 | 10 |
| 2010s | 716.3 | 505 | 980 | 10 |
| 2020s | 533.8 | 499 | 567 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More science & technology data for Pakistan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 76.85 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7685 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 193.11 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 245.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 499 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Pakistan?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Pakistan was 499 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,647 in 2006.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 369 in 1980.
- How does Pakistan rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Pakistan ranks 43rd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.