Patent applications, residents in Iraq
Iraq: Patent applications, residents was 556 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Iraq, 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 Iraq is 556, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Iraq peaked at 797 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19, in 1980.
That places Iraq 42nd out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19 | — |
| 1981 | 26 | +36.8% |
| 1982 | 47 | +80.8% |
| 1983 | 33 | -29.8% |
| 1984 | 124 | +275.8% |
| 1985 | 296 | +138.7% |
| 1986 | 199 | -32.8% |
| 1987 | 272 | +36.7% |
| 1988 | 272 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 247 | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 149 | -39.7% |
| 1993 | 164 | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 112 | -31.7% |
| 1995 | 76 | -32.1% |
| 1996 | 68 | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 335 | +392.6% |
| 2017 | 613 | +83.0% |
| 2018 | 653 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 737 | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 635 | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 627 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 797 | +27.1% |
| 2023 | 727 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 556 | -23.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 556 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 4.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 556 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 225, 2.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +392.6% | 68 | 335 |
| 1984 | +275.8% | 33 | 124 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 153.5 | 19 | 296 | 10 |
| 1990s | 113.8 | 68 | 164 | 5 |
| 2010s | 584.5 | 335 | 737 | 4 |
| 2020s | 668.4 | 556 | 797 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More science & technology data for Iraq
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 100.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 46.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 105.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8293 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 82 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 82 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Iraq?
- Patent applications, residents in Iraq was 556 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 797 in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 1980.
- How does Iraq rank for patent applications, residents?
- Iraq ranks 42nd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.