Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications in Kuwait
Kuwait: Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications was 0 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications in Kuwait, 1978–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in Kuwait is 0 Patents, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in Kuwait peaked at 7.5 Patents in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 Patents, in 1978.
That places Kuwait 73rd out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1981 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1982 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1983 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1984 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1985 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3 Patents | +200.0% |
| 1987 | 1 Patents | -66.7% |
| 1988 | 2 Patents | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 1 Patents | -50.0% |
| 1990 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1992 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1993 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1994 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1995 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 Patents | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 2.5 Patents | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 1 Patents | -60.0% |
| 2000 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3333 Patents | -66.7% |
| 2002 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5 Patents | — |
| 2004 | 0.2 Patents | -60.0% |
| 2005 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 2.33 Patents | — |
| 2007 | 2 Patents | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 1 Patents | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5 Patents | — |
| 2012 | 6 Patents | +300.0% |
| 2013 | 2 Patents | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 7.5 Patents | +275.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5 Patents | -66.7% |
| 2016 | 6 Patents | +140.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 Patents | -91.7% |
| 2018 | 3 Patents | +500.0% |
| 2019 | 4 Patents | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 3 Patents | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3333 Patents | -88.9% |
| 2022 | 2 Patents | +500.1% |
| 2023 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0 Patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 134.16 Patents. (45 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0 Patents is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.04 Patents. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +500.0% | 0.5 Patents | 3 Patents |
| 2022 | +500.1% | 0.3333 Patents | 2 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.9 Patents | 0 Patents | 3 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.85 Patents | 0 Patents | 2.5 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8367 Patents | 0 Patents | 2.33 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3 Patents | 0 Patents | 7.5 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 Patents | 0 Patents | 3 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 71 Pakistan 0.5 Patents compare
- 71 Lebanon 0.5 Patents compare
- 73 Kenya 0 Patents compare
- 73 Jamaica 0 Patents compare
- 73 Djibouti 0 Patents
- 73 Mongolia 0 Patents compare
- 73 Zimbabwe 0 Patents compare
- 73 Ecuador 0 Patents compare
- 73 Trinidad and Tobago 0 Patents compare
- 73 North Korea 0 Patents compare
- 73 Guatemala 0 Patents compare
- 73 El Salvador 0 Patents compare
- 73 Nigeria 0 Patents compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 0 Patents compare
- 73 Costa Rica 0 Patents compare
- 73 Venezuela 0 Patents compare
- 73 Jordan 0 Patents compare
More science & technology data for Kuwait
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 167.68 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.67 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 455.32 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.3956 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,395 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in Kuwait?
- Patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in Kuwait was 0 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 Patents in 2014.
- What is the lowest patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Patents in 1978.
- How does Kuwait rank for patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications?
- Kuwait ranks 73rd out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent counts by technology domains developed by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)