Patent applications, nonresidents in Qatar
Qatar: Patent applications, nonresidents was 1,109 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents in Qatar, 2012–2024
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
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents in Qatar stood at 1,109. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.3% on the previous year and up 132.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Qatar peaked at 1,109 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58, in 2012.
That places Qatar 35th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 58 | — |
| 2013 | 323 | +456.9% |
| 2014 | 477 | +47.7% |
| 2016 | 548 | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 574 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 799 | +39.2% |
| 2020 | 604 | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 722 | +19.5% |
| 2023 | 753 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 1,109 | +47.3% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 1,109 is above the median for high income countries, which is 271, 4.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 1,109 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 365, 3.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 463.17 | 58 | 799 | 6 |
| 2020s | 797 | 604 | 1,109 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More science & technology data for Qatar
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 153.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.64 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 409.19 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.4009 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1,109 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Qatar?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Qatar was 1,109 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,109 in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 in 2012.
- How does Qatar rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Qatar ranks 35th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.