Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — OPEC

Patent applications by residents in OPEC in 2020 — 13,937 filings. Since 1989, the indicator has risen by 2,262.2%.

2020 13,937 filings −1.16% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 17,194 filings2017
Period minimum 488 filings1990

Trend over time

1989–2020 · applications

Patent applications by residents — OPEC, 1989–202005,00010,00015,00020,0001989199319972001200520092013201720201989: 590 filings1990: 488 filings1993: 672 filings1994: 672 filings1996: 627 filings2011: 12,128 filings2013: 12,059 filings2016: 16,296 filings2017: 17,194 filings2018: 14,231 filings2019: 14,101 filings2020: 13,937 filings
Change over the period: +13,347 (+2,262.2%) Average annual rate: 10.74 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: OPEC

OPEC 13,937 filings
World 2.31M filings
Patent applications by residents — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2020 13,937 −164 −1.16%
2019 14,101 −130 −0.91%
2018 14,231 −2,963 −17.23%
2017 17,194 +898 +5.51%
2016 16,296
2013 12,059
2011 12,128
1996 627
1994 672 +0 +0%
1993 672
1990 488 −102 −17.29%
1989 590

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.