Morocco vs United Arab Emirates: Patent applications, nonresidents

Morocco

2,549

in 2021

United Arab Emirates

2,354

in 2021

Morocco rank

26th

United Arab Emirates rank

27th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

Morocco
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 2,549 against 2,354 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 195.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Globally, Morocco ranks 26th and United Arab Emirates ranks 27th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Patent applications, nonresidents
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 trans
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 162 places, 4,548 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.