Life science patents granted by technology in South Africa
South Africa: Life science patents granted by technology was 2 in 2023. β Volatile
Life science patents granted by technology in South Africa, 1980β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 2 for life science patents granted by technology in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 77.8% on the previous year and down 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life science patents granted by technology in South Africa peaked at 972 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2023.
South Africa ranks 52nd of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 464.6 | 318 | 549 | 10 |
| 1990s | 572.4 | 448 | 658 | 10 |
| 2000s | 712.2 | 222 | 972 | 10 |
| 2010s | 243.7 | 16 | 619 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.25 | 2 | 13 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 52 Austria 2 compare
- 52 Portugal 2 compare
- 55 Croatia, Republic of 1 compare
- 55 Estonia, Republic of 1 compare
- 55 Israel 1 compare
- 55 Italy 1 compare
- 55 Lithuania, Republic of 1 compare
- 55 Malta 1 compare
- 55 Monaco 1 compare
- 55 Mongolia 1 compare
- 55 Slovenia, Republic of 1 compare
- 55 Ukraine 1 compare
- 55 Zimbabwe 1 compare
More science & technology data for South Africa
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14,949 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0123 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.1131 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -5.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country 114.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people 179.34 (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions 179.34 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 9,156 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life science patents granted by technology in South Africa?
- Life science patents granted by technology in South Africa was 2 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life science patents granted by technology recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 972 in 2008.
- What is the lowest life science patents granted by technology recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank for life science patents granted by technology?
- South Africa ranks 52nd out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life science patents granted by technology rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life science patents granted by technology. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 44 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).