Patent applications, residents in Yemen
Yemen: Patent applications, residents was 11 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Yemen, 1998–2023
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 2023, patent applications, residents in Yemen stood at 11.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Yemen peaked at 60 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 102nd 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7 | — |
| 1999 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2000 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2001 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 16 | +77.8% |
| 2004 | 10 | -37.5% |
| 2005 | 20 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 14 | -30.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 20 | +81.8% |
| 2011 | 7 | -65.0% |
| 2012 | 36 | +414.3% |
| 2013 | 43 | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 29 | -32.6% |
| 2015 | 5 | -82.8% |
| 2016 | 16 | +220.0% |
| 2017 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 60 | +300.0% |
| 2020 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 12 | -40.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | -8.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 11 is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.5, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 11 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 225, 5% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +414.3% | 7 | 36 |
| 2019 | +300.0% | 15 | 60 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.62 | 6 | 20 | 8 |
| 2010s | 25.67 | 5 | 60 | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.75 | 11 | 60 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 99 Cuba 12 compare
- 99 Libya 12
- 99 San Marino 12 compare
- 102 Dominican Republic 11 compare
- 102 Panama 11 compare
- 105 Bolivia 10 compare
- 105 Botswana 10 compare
- 105 Mozambique 10 compare
More science & technology data for Yemen
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 50.89 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.5089 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 20.05 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 37.97 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 9.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 12.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 6 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 6 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Yemen?
- Patent applications, residents in Yemen was 11 in 2023, 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 60 in 2019.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for patent applications, residents?
- Yemen ranks 102nd out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.