Patent applications, residents in Turkey
Turkey: Patent applications, residents was 8,234 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Turkey, 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
Turkey recorded 8,234 for patent applications, residents in 2021. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 111.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Turkey peaked at 8,234 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 126, in 1982.
Turkey ranks 12th of 135 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
| 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% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 8,234 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109, 75.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 8,234 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 276, 29.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 8,077 | 7,920 | 8,234 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More science & technology data for Turkey
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 107.83 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 94.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 119.84 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 50,180 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Turkey?
- Patent applications, residents in Turkey was 8,234 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 8,234 in 2021.
- 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 12th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.9%. 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 41 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.