Patent applications, residents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Patent applications, residents was 16,724 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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
In 2024, patent applications, residents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 16,724.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 20,590 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,044, in 1980.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1,044 | — |
| 1981 | 1,190 | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 1,077 | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 1,090 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1,180 | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 1,486 | +25.9% |
| 1986 | 1,222 | -17.8% |
| 1987 | 1,575 | +28.9% |
| 1988 | 1,735 | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 1,734 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,657 | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 1,824 | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 2,201 | +20.7% |
| 1993 | 2,325 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 2,282 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 2,371 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 2,430 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 2,022 | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 3,120 | +54.3% |
| 1999 | 3,309 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 3,220 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 2,882 | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 3,213 | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 3,565 | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 5,009 | +40.5% |
| 2005 | 6,878 | +37.3% |
| 2006 | 8,083 | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 13,449 | +66.4% |
| 2008 | 17,945 | +33.4% |
| 2009 | 14,403 | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 14,059 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 14,471 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 13,579 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 14,825 | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 17,469 | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 4,413 | -74.7% |
| 2016 | 19,424 | +340.2% |
| 2017 | 20,590 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 17,848 | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 17,442 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 17,995 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 16,074 | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 15,422 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 17,692 | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 16,724 | -5.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +340.2% | 4,413 | 19,424 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,333 | 1,044 | 1,735 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,354 | 1,657 | 3,309 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,865 | 2,882 | 17,945 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,412 | 4,413 | 20,590 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,781 | 15,422 | 17,995 | 5 |
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More science & technology data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 23,816 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 23,816 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 200,353 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0159 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -0.2379 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Patent applications, residents in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 16,724 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 20,590 in 2017.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,044 in 1980.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for patent applications, residents?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 9th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.