Patent applications, residents in Syria
Syria: Patent applications, residents was 104 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Syria, 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
Syria recorded 104 for patent applications, residents in 2024.
That represents a change of up 30.0% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Syria peaked at 247 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1982.
Syria ranks 69th 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6 | — |
| 1981 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 1992 | 53 | +1225.0% |
| 1993 | 82 | +54.7% |
| 1994 | 67 | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 129 | +92.5% |
| 1996 | 106 | -17.8% |
| 1997 | 116 | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 54 | -53.4% |
| 1999 | 87 | +61.1% |
| 2000 | 247 | +183.9% |
| 2001 | 189 | -23.5% |
| 2002 | 183 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 213 | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 205 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 105 | -48.8% |
| 2006 | 124 | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 198 | +59.7% |
| 2017 | 120 | -39.4% |
| 2018 | 103 | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 121 | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 76 | -37.2% |
| 2021 | 102 | +34.2% |
| 2022 | 126 | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 80 | -36.5% |
| 2024 | 104 | +30.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 104 is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.5, 9.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Syria's 104 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 225, 46% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1225.0% | 4 | 53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.67 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 1990s | 86.75 | 53 | 129 | 8 |
| 2000s | 180.86 | 105 | 247 | 7 |
| 2010s | 135.5 | 103 | 198 | 4 |
| 2020s | 97.6 | 76 | 126 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More science & technology data for Syria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 71.22 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7122 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 17.57 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 93.08 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 23 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 23 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Syria?
- Patent applications, residents in Syria was 104 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 247 in 2000.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1982.
- How does Syria rank for patent applications, residents?
- Syria ranks 69th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.