Patent applications, residents in Cyprus
Cyprus: Patent applications, residents was 3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Cyprus, 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
Cyprus recorded 3 for patent applications, residents in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Cyprus peaked at 20 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1980.
That places Cyprus 120th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | — |
| 1983 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1984 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12 | +500.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 20 | +122.2% |
| 2007 | 3 | -85.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | +266.7% |
| 2009 | 6 | -45.5% |
| 2010 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +166.7% |
| 2018 | 4 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 322, 1% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 225, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +500.0% | 2 | 12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.17 | 3 | 20 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.33 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.8 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 119 Bahamas 4 compare
- 120 Jamaica 3 compare
- 120 Madagascar 3 compare
- 120 Malawi 3 compare
- 120 Trinidad and Tobago 3 compare
More science & technology data for Cyprus
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 156.22 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.11 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 1.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 155.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 2 (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Cyprus?
- Patent applications, residents in Cyprus was 3 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 2005.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1980.
- How does Cyprus rank for patent applications, residents?
- Cyprus ranks 120th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.