Oman: Patent applications, nonresidents

Key figures

Over five years it is up 59.03% from 476 in 2019 (9.72% a year on average, compounded). Since 2015 it is up 121.99% from 341 in 2015 (9.27% a year on average, compounded).

What the numbers say

In 2024, Oman's patent applications, nonresidents fell 7.6% on 2023 (from 819 to 757).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2016 to 2023), the average change was +13.3% and a typical year strayed about 20.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 43.4% in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 23.9% in 2021. 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 upward, about 53.78 a year. A straight line explains 86% of the movement over 10 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, Oman had the 37th 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 Oman in the 2024 ranking

• Italy — 34th of 118: 1,188
• Qatar — 35th of 118: 1,109
• Peru — 36th of 118: 1,081
• Greece — 38th of 118: 560
• Norway — 39th of 118: 539
• San Marino — 40th of 118: 521

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 10 values

Patent applications, nonresidents in nearby economies

• Algeria — 329 (2024)
• Bahrain — 387 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 1,272 (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 343 (2024)
• Iraq — 82 (2024)
• Israel — 6,814 (2024)
• Jordan — 268 (2024)
• Malta — 13 (2024)
• Morocco — 2,556 (2024)
• Pakistan — 499 (2024)
• Qatar — 1,109 (2024)

More infrastructure data for Oman

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 435,596 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 8.27 (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 6.35 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 120.61 (2024)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 63,371 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 542.34 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 8.7 million (2023)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 24.14% (2024)
• ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$451.53 million (2025)
• ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP)

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Questions people ask

What is Oman's patent applications, nonresidents?

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

How has it changed since 2015?

It is up 121.99% from 341 in 2015 (9.27% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 819 in 2023 and the lowest 341 in 2015.

How does Oman rank?

37th highest of 118 economies with data for 2024.

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

In 2024, Oman's patent applications, nonresidents fell 7.6% on 2023 (from 819 to 757). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2016 to 2023), the average change was +13.3% and a typical year strayed about 20.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

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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