Patent applications, nonresidents in Jordan
Jordan: Patent applications, nonresidents was 268 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Jordan, 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
Jordan recorded 268 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Jordan peaked at 535 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 24, in 1982.
That places Jordan 58th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 68 | — |
| 1981 | 91 | +33.8% |
| 1982 | 24 | -73.6% |
| 1989 | 61 | +154.2% |
| 2000 | 127 | +108.2% |
| 2001 | 147 | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 117 | -20.4% |
| 2003 | 157 | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 141 | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 169 | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 428 | +153.3% |
| 2007 | 507 | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 535 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 446 | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 429 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 360 | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 346 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 357 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 339 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 294 | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 256 | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 174 | -32.0% |
| 2018 | 109 | -37.4% |
| 2019 | 290 | +166.1% |
| 2020 | 301 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 322 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 325 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 296 | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 268 | -9.5% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 268 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96, 2.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 268 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 365, 73% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +166.1% | 109 | 290 |
| 1989 | +154.2% | 24 | 61 |
| 2006 | +153.3% | 169 | 428 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61 | 24 | 91 | 4 |
| 2000s | 277.4 | 117 | 535 | 10 |
| 2010s | 295.4 | 109 | 429 | 10 |
| 2020s | 302.4 | 268 | 325 | 5 |
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More science & technology data for Jordan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 69.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6964 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 8.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 87.02 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 268 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Jordan?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Jordan was 268 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 535 in 2008.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 1982.
- How does Jordan rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Jordan ranks 58th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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.