Patent applications, residents in Kuwait
Kuwait: Patent applications, residents was 30 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Kuwait, 2016–2024
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
In 2024, patent applications, residents in Kuwait stood at 30.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and up 130.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Kuwait peaked at 35 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2018.
That places Kuwait 85th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Patent applications, residents in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | -92.3% |
| 2022 | 20 | +1900.0% |
| 2023 | 35 | +75.0% |
| 2024 | 30 | -14.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 30 is below the median for high income countries, which is 322, 9% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 30 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 225, 13% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| 2020s | 28.33 | 20 | 35 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More science & technology data for Kuwait
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 167.68 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.67 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 455.32 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.3956 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 653 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 653 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Kuwait?
- Patent applications, residents in Kuwait was 30 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 35 in 2023.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2018.
- How does Kuwait rank for patent applications, residents?
- Kuwait ranks 85th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.