Patent applications, nonresidents in Bahrain
Bahrain: Patent applications, nonresidents was 387 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Bahrain, 1980–2024
Source: 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents in Bahrain is 387, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and up 94.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Bahrain peaked at 486 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16, in 1985.
Bahrain ranks 47th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 47 | — |
| 1981 | 28 | -40.4% |
| 1982 | 41 | +46.4% |
| 1983 | 28 | -31.7% |
| 1984 | 65 | +132.1% |
| 1985 | 16 | -75.4% |
| 1986 | 20 | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 31 | +55.0% |
| 2011 | 139 | +348.4% |
| 2012 | 161 | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 167 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 199 | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 185 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 171 | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 237 | +38.6% |
| 2018 | 219 | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 322 | +47.0% |
| 2020 | 257 | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 326 | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 486 | +49.1% |
| 2023 | 473 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 387 | -18.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 387 is above the median for high income countries, which is 271, 1.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 387 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 365, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in Bahrain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +348.4% | 31 | 139 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35 | 16 | 65 | 7 |
| 1990s | 31 | 31 | 31 | 1 |
| 2010s | 200 | 139 | 322 | 9 |
| 2020s | 385.8 | 257 | 486 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More science & technology data for Bahrain
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 159.54 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3,020 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 387 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Bahrain?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Bahrain was 387 in 2024, according to 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.
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 486 in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 1985.
- How does Bahrain rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Bahrain ranks 47th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.