Patent applications, nonresidents in Bahrain
Bahrain: Patent applications, nonresidents was 326 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Bahrain, 1980–2021
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 326, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.8% on the previous year and up 134.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Bahrain peaked at 326 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16, in 1985.
Bahrain ranks 54th of 150 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% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 326 is above the median for high income countries, which is 267, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 326 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 539, 60% of the median. (18 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 | 291.5 | 257 | 326 | 2 |
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)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 718.3 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Bahrain?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Bahrain was 326 in 2021, 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 326 in 2021.
- 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 54th out of 150 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.5%. 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.