Patent applications, residents in Turkey

Turkey: Patent applications, residents was 10,004 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
10,004
Change on year
up 18.7%
World rank
10th
of 139 countries
All-time high
10,004
in 2024
All-time low
126
in 1982
Years of data
44
1980–2024

Patent applications, residents in Turkey, 1980–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1980200220241980: 1341981: 1571982: 1261984: 1531985: 1321986: 1741987: 1381988: 1531989: 1621990: 1381991: 1481992: 1891993: 1691994: 1511995: 1701996: 1891997: 2031998: 2071999: 2762000: 2772001: 3372002: 4142003: 4892004: 6822005: 9282006: 1.1k2007: 1.8k2008: 2.2k2009: 2.6k2010: 3.2k2011: 3.9k2012: 4.4k2013: 4.4k2014: 4.8k2015: 5.4k2016: 6.2k2017: 8.2k2018: 7.2k2019: 7.9k2020: 7.9k2021: 8.2k2022: 8.8k2023: 8.4k2024: 10.0k

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

Turkey recorded 10,004 for patent applications, residents in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 109.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Turkey peaked at 10,004 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 126, in 1982.

Turkey ranks 10th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Patent applications, residents in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Patent applications, residents in Turkey, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 134 —
1981 157 +17.2%
1982 126 -19.7%
1984 153 +21.4%
1985 132 -13.7%
1986 174 +31.8%
1987 138 -20.7%
1988 153 +10.9%
1989 162 +5.9%
1990 138 -14.8%
1991 148 +7.2%
1992 189 +27.7%
1993 169 -10.6%
1994 151 -10.7%
1995 170 +12.6%
1996 189 +11.2%
1997 203 +7.4%
1998 207 +2.0%
1999 276 +33.3%
2000 277 +0.4%
2001 337 +21.7%
2002 414 +22.8%
2003 489 +18.1%
2004 682 +39.5%
2005 928 +36.1%
2006 1,072 +15.5%
2007 1,810 +68.8%
2008 2,221 +22.7%
2009 2,555 +15.0%
2010 3,180 +24.5%
2011 3,885 +22.2%
2012 4,434 +14.1%
2013 4,392 -0.9%
2014 4,766 +8.5%
2015 5,352 +12.3%
2016 6,230 +16.4%
2017 8,175 +31.2%
2018 7,156 -12.5%
2019 7,871 +10.0%
2020 7,920 +0.6%
2021 8,234 +4.0%
2022 8,837 +7.3%
2023 8,429 -4.6%
2024 10,004 +18.7%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 10,004 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 72.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 10,004 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 225, 44.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 147.67 126 174 9
1990s 184 138 276 10
2000s 1,078 277 2,555 10
2010s 5,544 3,180 8,175 10
2020s 8,685 7,920 10,004 5

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 7 Russia 21,502 compare
  2. 8 France 12,751 compare
  3. 9 United Kingdom 11,105 compare
  4. 11 Italy 9,120 compare
  5. 12 Iran 8,314 compare
  6. 13 North Korea 6,936 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications, residents in Turkey?
Patent applications, residents in Turkey was 10,004 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 Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 10,004 in 2024.
What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 126 in 1982.
How does Turkey rank for patent applications, residents?
Turkey ranks 10th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 109.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey 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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Indicator
Patent applications, residents
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 4,717 data points, 1980–2024
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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.