Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Qatar
Qatar: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0965 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Qatar, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 0.0965 units per square kilometre for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 47.3% on the previous year and up 132.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Qatar peaked at 0.0965 units per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.005 units per square kilometre, in 2012.
That places Qatar 12th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Qatar, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | +456.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | +49.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0477 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 0.05 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0695 units per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0628 units per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0655 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0965 units per square kilometre | +47.3% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.0965 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0043 units per square kilometre, 22.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.0965 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0018 units per square kilometre, 52.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | 0.005 units per square kilometre | 0.0695 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0694 units per square kilometre | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | 0.0965 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 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
- 13 Germany 0.0549 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Grenada 0.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 0.0467 units per square kilometre compare
More science & technology data for Qatar
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 153.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.64 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 409.19 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.4009 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1,109 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,109 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Qatar?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Qatar was 0.0965 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0965 units per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Qatar rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Qatar ranks 12th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.