Iran vs United Kingdom: Patent applications, residents

Iran

10,210

in 2021

United Kingdom

11,592

in 2021

Iran rank

11th

United Kingdom rank

9th

Patent applications, residents over time

Iran
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 11,592 against 10,210 in Iran, a difference of 1,382.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, Iran ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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: 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.