United Arab Emirates (2024)
278
number of applications
+93.1% YoY
YoY Change
+93.1%
number of applications
Trend
up
Series length
15
years of data

Data

United Arab Emirates Patent Applications by Residents (2024) — source data. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center.
Year number of applications YoY Change
2024 278 +93.1%
2023 144 +28.6%
2022 112 +62.3%
2021 69 +76.9%
2020 39 -29.1%
2019 55 -3.5%
2018 57 -9.5%
2017 63 +10.5%
2016 57 +62.9%
2015 35 +20.7%
2014 29 +38.1%
2013 21 -8.7%
2012 23 -30.3%
2011 33 +32.0%
2010 25 n/a

About this Dataset

United Arab Emirates recorded 278 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was +93.1%. Across 2010–2024 the series ranges from 21 in 2013 to 278 in 2024.

This page tracks the number of patent applications filed by residents of United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. Resident patent filings are the most direct measure of domestic innovation output and R&D commercialisation.

Data sourced from WIPO IP Statistics Data Center via its public REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the number of patent applications filed by residents of United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. Resident patent filings are the most direct measure of domestic innovation output and R&D commercialisation. It is published by WIPO IP Statistics Data Center and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2010–2024 (15 observations).

The series peaked at 278 number of applications in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 21 in 2013. The latest reading of 278 in 2024 represents a change of +93.1%.