Tajikistan: Patent applications by residents

The latest value from 2019 is 1 patent applications, a decline from 2 patent applications in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 19057 patent applications, based on data from 113 countries. Historically, the average for Tajikistan from 1993 to 2019 is 25 patent applications. The minimum value, 1 patent applications, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 83 patent applications was recorded in 2001. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: 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.