Patent applications, residents in Israel
Israel: Patent applications, residents was 1,592 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, residents in Israel, 1980–2021
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
Israel recorded 1,592 for patent applications, residents in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Israel peaked at 2,053 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 669, in 1980.
Israel ranks 23rd of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Patent applications, residents in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 669 | — |
| 1981 | 727 | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 707 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 687 | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 696 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 790 | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 819 | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 823 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 995 | +20.9% |
| 1989 | 1,042 | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 1,052 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1,087 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1,400 | +28.8% |
| 1993 | 1,318 | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 1,261 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 1,266 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1,218 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 1,441 | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 1,950 | +35.3% |
| 1999 | 2,053 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 1,599 | -22.1% |
| 2001 | 1,248 | -22.0% |
| 2002 | 1,213 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1,329 | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 1,544 | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 1,669 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 1,342 | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 1,615 | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 1,528 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1,387 | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 1,450 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1,360 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 1,319 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1,201 | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 1,125 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 1,285 | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 1,300 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,436 | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 1,506 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 1,368 | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 1,642 | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 1,592 | -3.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1,592 is above the median for high income countries, which is 397.5, 4.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1,592 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 141, 11.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 795.5 | 669 | 1,042 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,405 | 1,052 | 2,053 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,447 | 1,213 | 1,669 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,335 | 1,125 | 1,506 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,617 | 1,592 | 1,642 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More science & technology data for Israel
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 177.39 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.66 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 16.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 655.88 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 15.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 17.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,844 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Israel?
- Patent applications, residents in Israel was 1,592 in 2021, 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 2,053 in 1999.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 669 in 1980.
- How does Israel rank for patent applications, residents?
- Israel ranks 23rd out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.