United Arab Emirates's patent applications, nonresidents was 3,320 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 130.88% from 1,438 in 2014 (8.73% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 3,320 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 1,843 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 1,438 | 2014 |
| Highest | 3,320 | 2024 |
| Lowest | 1,263 | 2010 |
| Average since 2015 | 2,219 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 1,263 | 2010 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, United Arab Emirates' patent applications, nonresidents rose 1.9% on 2023 (from 3,259 to 3,320).
Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2023), the average change was +7.9% and a typical year strayed about 9.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 25.9% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.2% in 2016. 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 198.22 a year. A straight line explains 83% 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, United Arab Emirates had the 25th 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 3,320 | 2024 |
| World | 1.02 million | 2024 |
| High income | 723,652 | 2024 |
Closest to United Arab Emirates in the 2024 ranking
- Saudi Arabia — 22nd of 118: 4,921
- Luxembourg — 23rd of 118: 3,714
- Philippines — 24th of 118: 3,698
- Argentina — 26th of 118: 3,146
- Chile — 27th of 118: 2,829
- Morocco — 28th of 118: 2,556
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 15 values
| Year | Patent applications, nonresidents |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,320 |
| 2023 | 3,259 |
| 2022 | 2,736 |
| 2021 | 2,354 |
| 2020 | 1,869 |
| 2019 | 1,843 |
| 2018 | 1,723 |
| 2017 | 1,733 |
| 2016 | 1,642 |
| 2015 | 1,714 |
| 2014 |
Patent applications, nonresidents in nearby economies
More infrastructure data for United Arab Emirates
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 13,566 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 2.29 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 20.8 (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 435,257 (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried — 91.06 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 22.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 203.21 (2024)
- Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 11.68% (2024)
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is United Arab Emirates's patent applications, nonresidents?
- 3,320 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2010?
- It is up 162.87% from 1,263 in 2010 (7.15% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3,320 in 2024 and the lowest 1,263 in 2010.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank?
- 25th highest of 118 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in patent applications, nonresidents unusual for United Arab Emirates?
- In 2024, United Arab Emirates' patent applications, nonresidents rose 1.9% on 2023 (from 3,259 to 3,320). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2023), the average change was +7.9% and a typical year strayed about 9.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
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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