Patent applications, residents in Bahrain
Bahrain: Patent applications, residents was 6 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Bahrain, 1981–2024
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
Bahrain recorded 6 for patent applications, residents in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Bahrain peaked at 11 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.
Bahrain ranks 115th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2019 | 4 | -63.6% |
| 2020 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | -57.1% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +166.7% |
| 2024 | 6 | -25.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 322, 2% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 6 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 225, 3% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.56 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.4 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More science & technology data for Bahrain
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 159.54 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.61 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 2.56 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3,020 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 387 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 387 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Bahrain?
- Patent applications, residents in Bahrain was 6 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, residents recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2018.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
- How does Bahrain rank for patent applications, residents?
- Bahrain ranks 115th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain 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, residents. 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.