Iraq: Patent applications, nonresidents

Key figures

Over five years it is down 22.64% from 106 in 2019 (5% a year on average, compounded). Since 1980 it is down 34.92% from 126 in 1980 (0.97% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 21 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Iraq's patent applications, nonresidents rose 272.7% on 2023 (from 22 to 82).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (1981 to 2023), the average change was −8.6% and a typical year strayed about 24.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 11.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 272.7% in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 56.3% in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 6.81 a year. A straight line explains 42% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Iraq had the 75th highest value of the 118 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Iraq in the 2024 ranking

• Georgia — 72nd of 118: 95
• Trinidad and Tobago — 73rd of 118: 91
• Poland — 74th of 118: 90
• Ireland — 76th of 118: 64
• Romania — 77th of 118: 63
• Finland — 78th of 118: 59

What this measures

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.

Limitations: Data are based on information supplied to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) by IP offices in annual surveys, supplemented by data in national IP office reports. Data may be missing for some offices or periods.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 24 values

Patent applications, nonresidents in nearby economies

• Algeria — 329 (2024)
• Bahrain — 387 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 1,272 (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 343 (2024)
• Israel — 6,814 (2024)
• Jordan — 268 (2024)
• Malta — 13 (2024)
• Morocco — 2,556 (2024)
• Oman — 757 (2024)
• Pakistan — 499 (2024)
• Qatar — 1,109 (2024)

More infrastructure data for Iraq

• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 46.08 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 100.08 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 11.46 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 5.28 million (2024)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 36,885 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 3.76 million (2023)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 0.44% (2024)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 0 (2023)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 16,724 (2023)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

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Questions people ask

What is Iraq's patent applications, nonresidents?

82 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1980?

It is down 34.92% from 126 in 1980 (0.97% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 129 in 1982 and the lowest 18 in 1996.

How does Iraq rank?

75th highest of 118 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in patent applications, nonresidents unusual for Iraq?

In 2024, Iraq's patent applications, nonresidents rose 272.7% on 2023 (from 22 to 82). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (1981 to 2023), the average change was −8.6% and a typical year strayed about 24.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 11.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IP.PAT.NRES, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original 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 transformation of these data. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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