Pakistan (2024)
480
number of applications
+4.6% YoY
YoY Change
+4.6%
number of applications
Trend
up
Series length
34
years of data

Data

Pakistan Patent Applications by Residents (2024) — source data. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center.
Year number of applications Change
2024 480 +4.6%
2023 459 +23.7%
2022 371 -12.9%
2021 426 +26.0%
2020 338 +8.0%
2019 313 +2.3%
2018 306 +58.5%
2017 193 -5.4%
2016 204 -2.4%
2015 209 +43.2%
2014 146 -3.3%
2013 151 +57.3%
2012 96 +4.3%
2011 92 -19.3%
2010 114 n/a
2008 170 +56.0%
2007 109 +19.8%
2006 91 -36.4%
2005 143 +95.9%
2004 73 +28.1%

About this Dataset

Pakistan recorded 480 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was +4.6%. Across 1990–2024 the series ranges from 16 in 1996 to 480 in 2024.

This page tracks the number of patent applications filed by residents of Pakistan 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 Pakistan 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 1990–2024 (34 observations).

The series peaked at 480 number of applications in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 16 in 1996. The latest reading of 480 in 2024 represents a change of +4.6%.