Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Middle East & North Africa

Patent applications by residents in Middle East & North Africa in 2021 — 14,899 filings. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 1,379.5%.

2021 14,899 filings −15.14% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 20,397 filings2017
Period minimum 1,007 filings1980

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Middle East & North Africa, 1980–2021010,00020,00030,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 1,007 filings1981: 1,190 filings1982: 1,077 filings1983: 1,090 filings1984: 1,180 filings1985: 1,486 filings1986: 1,222 filings1987: 1,575 filings1988: 1,735 filings1989: 1,734 filings1990: 1,634 filings1991: 1,802 filings1992: 2,184 filings1993: 2,306 filings1994: 2,251 filings1995: 2,350 filings1996: 2,414 filings1997: 1,995 filings1998: 3,075 filings1999: 3,265 filings2000: 3,174 filings2001: 2,824 filings2002: 3,158 filings2003: 3,508 filings2004: 4,936 filings2005: 6,735 filings2006: 7,992 filings2007: 13,340 filings2008: 17,775 filings2009: 14,403 filings2010: 13,945 filings2011: 14,379 filings2012: 13,483 filings2013: 14,674 filings2014: 17,323 filings2015: 4,204 filings2016: 19,220 filings2017: 20,397 filings2018: 17,542 filings2019: 17,129 filings2020: 17,557 filings2021: 14,899 filings
Change over the period: +13,892 (+1,379.54%) Average annual rate: 6.79 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 14,899 filings
World 2.39M filings
Patent applications by residents — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 14,899 −2,658 −15.14%
2020 17,557 +428 +2.5%
2019 17,129 −413 −2.35%
2018 17,542 −2,855 −14%
2017 20,397 +1,177 +6.12%
2016 19,220 +15,016 +357.18%
2015 4,204 −13,119 −75.73%
2014 17,323 +2,649 +18.05%
2013 14,674 +1,191 +8.83%
2012 13,483 −896 −6.23%
2011 14,379 +434 +3.11%
2010 13,945 −458 −3.18%
2009 14,403 −3,372 −18.97%
2008 17,775 +4,435 +33.25%
2007 13,340 +5,348 +66.92%
2006 7,992 +1,257 +18.66%
2005 6,735 +1,799 +36.45%
2004 4,936 +1,428 +40.71%
2003 3,508 +350 +11.08%
2002 3,158 +334 +11.83%
2001 2,824 −350 −11.03%
2000 3,174 −91 −2.79%
1999 3,265 +190 +6.18%
1998 3,075 +1,080 +54.14%
1997 1,995 −419 −17.36%
1996 2,414 +64 +2.72%
1995 2,350 +99 +4.4%
1994 2,251 −55 −2.39%
1993 2,306 +122 +5.59%
1992 2,184 +382 +21.2%
1991 1,802 +168 +10.28%
1990 1,634 −100 −5.77%
1989 1,734 −1 −0.06%
1988 1,735 +160 +10.16%
1987 1,575 +353 +28.89%
1986 1,222 −264 −17.77%
1985 1,486 +306 +25.93%
1984 1,180 +90 +8.26%
1983 1,090 +13 +1.21%
1982 1,077 −113 −9.5%
1981 1,190 +183 +18.17%
1980 1,007

About the indicator

The number of applications for a patent filed by residents of a country with a national or regional patent office during the year. An application is not a patent: the share of titles actually granted differs across countries and offices. The indicator reflects inventive activity, but it is sensitive to national patenting practice, which in some countries is encouraged administratively.

Source: IP Statistics (WIPO), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.