Statistical Country Profiles

Afghanistan

Population (Million): 35.32 (2011) (Rank = 35)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 37.24 (2010) (Rank = 90)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997        
    1998        
    1999        
    2000        
    2001        
    2002       15.62
    2003       17.85
    2004       19.54
    2005       22.37
    2006       24.88
    2007       27.64
    2008       28.58
    2009       34.42
    2010       37.24
    2011        
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2002         1 105
    2003            
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    2005         2 128
    2006            
    2007         1 133
    2008            
    2009         1 137
    2010         3 124
    2011         4 124
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Medical technology 18.75
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 12.50
    Organic fine chemistry 12.50
    Pharmaceuticals 12.50
    Basic materials chemistry 12.50
    Handling 12.50
    Biotechnology 6.25
    Materials, metallurgy 6.25
    Mechanical elements 6.25
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2009         3 105
    2010            
    2011         1 122
    Utility Model Applications
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    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2001         1 115
    2002            
    2003            
    2004            
    2005         10 128
    2006         20 137
    2007         19 144
    2008         93 117
    2009         19 149
    2010         91 126
    2011         136 119
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2003         1 151
    2004            
    2005            
    2006         3 139
    2007         8 140
    2008         8 148
    2009         37 129
    2010         168 108
    2011         140 116
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2007         1 106
    2008            
    2009         2 94
    2010         29 80
    2011         11 89
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2010         21 84
    2011         11 87
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
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    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2002         1 87
    2003            
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    2005         1 93
    2006            
    2007         1 105
    2008            
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    2011         3 102
    Source: WIPO statistics database. Last updated : 12/2012
  • The statistics are based on data collected from IP offices or extracted from the PATSTAT database (for statistics by field of technology). Data might be missing for some years and offices or may be incomplete for some origins. The data relating to population and gross domestic product (GDP) are from the UN Statistics Division and the World Bank.
  • A resident filing refers to an application filed in the country by its own resident; whereas a non-resident filing refers to the one filed by a foreign applicant. An abroad filing refers to an application filed by this country's resident at a foreign office.
  • Where an office provides total filings without breaking them down into resident and non-resident filings, WIPO divides the total count using the historical share of resident filings at that office.
  • IP filings and Economy lists patent, trademark and industrial design filings worldwide by applicants from this country (resident + abroad).
  • One filing at the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) or the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) is treated as equavalent of multiple abroad filings at each member state; whereas one filing at the European Patent Office (EPO) or the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) is counted as one abroad filing due to lack of information on designation.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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