Annual patent applications per million people in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Annual patent applications per million people was 7.21 applications per million people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Annual patent applications per million people in United Arab Emirates, 2010–2021
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i. Measured in applications per million people.
Analysis
In 2021, annual patent applications per million people in United Arab Emirates stood at 7.21 applications per million people. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 73.7% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in United Arab Emirates peaked at 7.21 applications per million people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.73 applications per million people, in 2013.
That places United Arab Emirates 82nd out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Annual patent applications per million people in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.64 applications per million people | — |
| 2011 | 4.64 applications per million people | +27.6% |
| 2012 | 3.11 applications per million people | -33.0% |
| 2013 | 2.73 applications per million people | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 3.6 applications per million people | +31.8% |
| 2015 | 4.12 applications per million people | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 6.38 applications per million people | +55.0% |
| 2017 | 6.83 applications per million people | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 6.1 applications per million people | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 5.82 applications per million people | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 4.15 applications per million people | -28.8% |
| 2021 | 7.21 applications per million people | +73.7% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 7.21 applications per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.04 applications per million people, 12% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 7.21 applications per million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.04 applications per million people, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7 applications per million people | 2.73 applications per million people | 6.83 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.68 applications per million people | 4.15 applications per million people | 7.21 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 79 Panama 8.05 applications per million people compare
- 80 Montenegro 7.98 applications per million people compare
- 81 Egypt 7.94 applications per million people compare
- 83 Morocco 6.87 applications per million people compare
- 84 Uruguay 6.79 applications per million people compare
- 85 Oman 6.67 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for United Arab Emirates
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 203.21 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 2.04 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 22.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 298.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 7,075 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0007 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in United Arab Emirates?
- Annual patent applications per million people in United Arab Emirates was 7.21 applications per million people in 2021, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i.
- What is the highest annual patent applications per million people recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 7.21 applications per million people in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 applications per million people in 2013.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 82nd out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i, published as part of Annual patent applications per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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