Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Kuwait, 2016–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Kuwait is 0.0001 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and up 1,343.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2016.
That places Kuwait 24th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +540.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | +163.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | -15.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 2.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 units per person, 6.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More science & technology data for Kuwait
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 167.68 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.67 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 455.32 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.3956 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 653 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 653 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Kuwait?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Kuwait was 0.0001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2016.
- How does Kuwait rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 24th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,343.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Patent applications, nonresidents ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.