Life science patents granted, by technology in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Life science patents granted, by technology was 1 patents in 1995. ▼ Falling
Life science patents granted, by technology in Zimbabwe, 1980–1995
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
In 1995, life science patents granted, by technology in Zimbabwe stood at 1 patents. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 87.5% on the previous year and down 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life science patents granted, by technology in Zimbabwe peaked at 25 patents in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 1995.
Zimbabwe ranks 55th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Life science patents granted, by technology in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7 patents | — |
| 1981 | 20 patents | +185.7% |
| 1982 | 25 patents | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 16 patents | -36.0% |
| 1984 | 17 patents | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 24 patents | +41.2% |
| 1986 | 24 patents | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 20 patents | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 16 patents | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 18 patents | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 12 patents | -33.3% |
| 1991 | 11 patents | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 10 patents | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 6 patents | -40.0% |
| 1994 | 8 patents | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 1 patents | -87.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1 patents is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14 patents, 7% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.7 patents | 7 patents | 25 patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 8 patents | 1 patents | 12 patents | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 52 Austria 2 patents compare
- 52 Portugal 2 patents compare
- 52 South Africa 2 patents compare
- 55 Croatia 1 patents
- 55 Estonia 1 patents
- 55 Israel 1 patents
- 55 Italy 1 patents compare
- 55 Lithuania 1 patents
- 55 Malta 1 patents compare
- 55 Monaco 1 patents compare
- 55 Mongolia 1 patents compare
- 55 Slovenia 1 patents
- 55 Ukraine 1 patents
More science & technology data for Zimbabwe
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 94.25 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9425 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 15.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 38.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.85 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life science patents granted, by technology in Zimbabwe?
- Life science patents granted, by technology in Zimbabwe was 1 patents in 1995, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life science patents granted, by technology recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 25 patents in 1982.
- What is the lowest life science patents granted, by technology recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 1995.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for life science patents granted, by technology?
- Zimbabwe ranks 55th out of 65 countries with data for 1995.
- Is life science patents granted, by technology rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life science patents granted, by technology. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pharmaceutical patents granted by the filing office in a given year. Pharmaceutical patents typically cover new drugs, biological treatments or vaccines.