Sub-Saharan Africa vs Türkiye: Patent applications, residents

Sub-Saharan Africa
1,834
in 2020
Türkiye
8,234
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
11th
Türkiye rank
12th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Türkiye
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k198020002021

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 8,234 against 1,834 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 6,400.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 4.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 12 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Türkiye Difference Ahead
1980s 4,172 147.67 4,024 Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 814 184 630 Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 1,075 1,078 3.4 Türkiye
2010s 1,392 5,544 4,152 Türkiye
2020s 1,834 7,920 6,086 Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, residents, Sub-Saharan Africa or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 8,234 against 1,834 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?
6,400, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye rank globally for patent applications, residents?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as Patent applications, residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent applications, residents
Source
WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
147 places, 4,224 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

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.