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Iran vs Turkey: Patent applications, residents

Iran
10,210
in 2021
Turkey
8,234
in 2021
Iran rank
11th
Turkey rank
12th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Iran
  • Turkey
05.0k10.0k15.0k198020002021

How they compare

Iran currently reports 10,210 against 8,234 in Turkey, a difference of 1,976.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iran ahead.

Globally, Iran ranks 11th and Turkey ranks 12th of 135 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, residents
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
147 places, 4,224 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

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.