Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.002 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 0.002 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.002 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per square kilometre, in 1986.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +95.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 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 | +95.5% | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 7 South Korea 0.517 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Bahrain 0.4838 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Tuvalu 0.3462 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Israel 0.3149 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Japan 0.1912 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Qatar 0.0965 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Germany 0.0549 units per square kilometre 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 capita 0 units per person (2024)
- 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 square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.002 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Patent applications, nonresidents ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.