Patent applications, residents in Israel

Israel: Patent applications, residents was 1,592 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1,592
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
23rd
of 135 countries
All-time high
2,053
in 1999
All-time low
669
in 1980
Years of data
42
1980–2021

Patent applications, residents in Israel, 1980–2021

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1980200020211980: 6691981: 7271982: 7071983: 6871984: 6961985: 7901986: 8191987: 8231988: 9951989: 1.0k1990: 1.1k1991: 1.1k1992: 1.4k1993: 1.3k1994: 1.3k1995: 1.3k1996: 1.2k1997: 1.4k1998: 1.9k1999: 2.1k2000: 1.6k2001: 1.2k2002: 1.2k2003: 1.3k2004: 1.5k2005: 1.7k2006: 1.3k2007: 1.6k2008: 1.5k2009: 1.4k2010: 1.4k2011: 1.4k2012: 1.3k2013: 1.2k2014: 1.1k2015: 1.3k2016: 1.3k2017: 1.4k2018: 1.5k2019: 1.4k2020: 1.6k2021: 1.6k

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.

Analysis

Israel recorded 1,592 for patent applications, residents in 2021.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Israel peaked at 2,053 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 669, in 1980.

Israel ranks 23rd of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 795.5 669 1,042 10
1990s 1,405 1,052 2,053 10
2000s 1,447 1,213 1,669 10
2010s 1,335 1,125 1,506 10
2020s 1,617 1,592 1,642 2

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 20 Austria 1,872 compare
  2. 21 South Africa 1,804 compare
  3. 22 Sweden 1,771 compare
  4. 24 Finland 1,557 compare
  5. 25 Saudi Arabia 1,398 compare
  6. 26 Indonesia 1,397 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications, residents in Israel?
Patent applications, residents in Israel was 1,592 in 2021, according to 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.
What is the highest patent applications, residents recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 2,053 in 1999.
What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 669 in 1980.
How does Israel rank for patent applications, residents?
Israel ranks 23rd out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from 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, published as part of Patent applications, residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.