Annual patent applications in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Annual patent applications was 1 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 135 countries
All-time high
3
in 2018
All-time low
1
in 2020
Years of data
5
2016–2021
Annual patent applications in Cape Verde, 2016–2021
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, annual patent applications in Cape Verde stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Cape Verde ranks 129th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Annual patent applications in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | — |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8, 12% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.33 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More science & technology data for Cape Verde
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 111.84 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.12 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 587,026 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 146.49 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.5637 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18.34 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications in Cape Verde?
- Annual patent applications in Cape Verde was 1 in 2021, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual patent applications recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for annual patent applications?
- Cape Verde ranks 129th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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