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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Patent applications, residents

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Iran, Islamic Rep. leads Patent applications, residents in 2021 at 10,210.00, while Djibouti sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 3.00. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.02.6 K5.1 K7.7 K10 KIran, Islamic Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.: 10,210.0010 KIsraelIsrael: 1,592.001.6 KSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 1,398.001.4 KEgypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 881.00881PakistanPakistan: 426.00426AlgeriaAlgeria: 268.00268MoroccoMorocco: 254.00254Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 102.00102United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 69.0069.0QatarQatar: 47.0047.0OmanOman: 30.0030.0JordanJordan: 25.0025.0

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Iran, Islamic Rep. 10,210.00
2 Israel 1,592.00
3 Saudi Arabia 1,398.00
4 Egypt, Arab Rep. 881.00
5 Pakistan 426.00
6 Algeria 268.00
7 Morocco 254.00
8 Syrian Arab Republic 102.00
9 United Arab Emirates 69.00
10 Qatar 47.00
11 Oman 30.00
12 Jordan 25.00
13 Yemen, Rep. 20.00
14 Malta 5.00
15 Bahrain 3.00
16 Djibouti 3.00

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Patent applications, residents in 2021, Iran, Islamic Rep. leads with a gap of 8,618.00 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 16 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Djibouti at 3.00.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.