Patent applications, nonresidents in Kuwait
Kuwait: Patent applications, nonresidents was 653 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Kuwait, 2016–2024
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
Kuwait recorded 653 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2024.
The figure is down 14.9% on the previous year and up 1,664.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Kuwait peaked at 767 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2016.
That places Kuwait 38th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 37 | — |
| 2018 | 256 | +591.9% |
| 2022 | 715 | +179.3% |
| 2023 | 767 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 653 | -14.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 653 is above the median for high income countries, which is 271, 2.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 653 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 365, 1.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 146.5 | 37 | 256 | 2 |
| 2020s | 711.67 | 653 | 767 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More science & technology data for Kuwait
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 167.68 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.67 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 455.32 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.3956 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 653 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Kuwait?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Kuwait was 653 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 767 in 2023.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2016.
- How does Kuwait rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Kuwait ranks 38th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,664.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.