Patent applications, nonresidents in Egypt
Egypt: Patent applications, nonresidents was 1,343 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents in Egypt, 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
In 2021, patent applications, nonresidents in Egypt stood at 1,343.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Egypt peaked at 1,649 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 312, in 2004.
That places Egypt 33rd out of 150 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 731 | — |
| 1981 | 738 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 713 | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 727 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 704 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 671 | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 667 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 596 | -10.6% |
| 1988 | 474 | -20.5% |
| 1989 | 462 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 511 | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 479 | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 517 | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 503 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 528 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 693 | +31.2% |
| 1996 | 706 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1,139 | +61.3% |
| 1999 | 1,146 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1,081 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 923 | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 788 | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 626 | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 312 | -50.2% |
| 2005 | 1,008 | +223.1% |
| 2007 | 1,589 | +57.6% |
| 2008 | 1,649 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1,452 | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 1,625 | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 1,591 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1,528 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1,416 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 1,384 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1,337 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 1,258 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 1,254 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,258 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,156 | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 1,229 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 1,343 | +9.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1,343 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40, 33.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1,343 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 539, 2.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +223.1% | 312 | 1,008 |
| 1998 | +61.3% | 706 | 1,139 |
| 2007 | +57.6% | 1,008 | 1,589 |
| 2004 | -50.2% | 626 | 312 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 648.3 | 462 | 738 | 10 |
| 1990s | 691.33 | 479 | 1,146 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,048 | 312 | 1,649 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,381 | 1,156 | 1,625 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,286 | 1,229 | 1,343 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 30 Luxembourg 1,441 compare
- 31 Netherlands 1,390 compare
- 32 France 1,373 compare
- 34 Peru 1,141 compare
- 35 Italy 797 compare
- 36 Qatar 722 compare
- 36 San Marino 722 compare
More science & technology data for Egypt
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 106.81 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 22,854 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Egypt?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Egypt was 1,343 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1,649 in 2008.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 312 in 2004.
- How does Egypt rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Egypt ranks 33rd out of 150 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.