Patent applications, residents in Egypt
Egypt: Patent applications, residents was 563 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Egypt, 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
The most recent figure for patent applications, residents in Egypt is 563, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Egypt peaked at 1,027 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53, in 1982.
Egypt ranks 41st of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 76 | — |
| 1981 | 59 | -22.4% |
| 1982 | 53 | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 88 | +66.0% |
| 1984 | 128 | +45.5% |
| 1985 | 168 | +31.2% |
| 1986 | 142 | -15.5% |
| 1987 | 170 | +19.7% |
| 1988 | 190 | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 186 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 278 | +49.5% |
| 1991 | 308 | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 301 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 328 | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 308 | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 408 | +32.5% |
| 1996 | 504 | +23.5% |
| 1998 | 494 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 536 | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 534 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 464 | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 627 | +35.1% |
| 2003 | 493 | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 382 | -22.5% |
| 2005 | 428 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 516 | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 481 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 490 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 605 | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 618 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 683 | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 641 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 752 | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 718 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 920 | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 1,025 | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 997 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1,027 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 978 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 881 | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 589 | -33.1% |
| 2023 | 695 | +18.0% |
| 2024 | 563 | -19.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 563 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23, 24.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 563 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 225, 2.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 126 | 53 | 190 | 10 |
| 1990s | 385 | 278 | 536 | 9 |
| 2000s | 490.56 | 382 | 627 | 9 |
| 2010s | 798.6 | 605 | 1,027 | 10 |
| 2020s | 741.2 | 563 | 978 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More science & technology data for Egypt
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 106.81 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1,272 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,272 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Egypt?
- Patent applications, residents in Egypt was 563 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1,027 in 2019.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 53 in 1982.
- How does Egypt rank for patent applications, residents?
- Egypt ranks 41st out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.