Kenya vs Sudan: Annual patent applications

Kenya

160

in 2021

Sudan

153

in 2020

Kenya rank

61st

Sudan rank

62nd

Annual patent applications over time

Kenya currently reports 160 against 153 in Sudan, a difference of 7.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 61st and Sudan ranks 62nd of 135 countries.

Indicator: Annual patent applications
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 135 places, 3,804 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026