Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 0 units per person for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1997.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -14.9% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -15.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -24.9% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +90.8% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +34.9% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -5.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +90.8% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 5 New Zealand 0.0011 units per person compare
- 6 Australia 0.001 units per person compare
- 7 United States 0.001 units per person compare
- 8 South Korea 0.001 units per person compare
- 9 Tuvalu 0.0009 units per person compare
- 10 Canada 0.0008 units per person compare
- 11 Israel 0.0007 units per person compare
More science & technology data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 23,816 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 23,816 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 200,353 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0159 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -0.2379 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1997.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 8th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.
About this data
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.