Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Ghana
Ghana: Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate was 0 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Ghana, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Ghana stood at 0 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Ghana peaked at 254.54 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -40 % change on previous year, in 1991.
Ghana ranks 52nd of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11.76 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | -5.26 % change on previous year | -144.7% |
| 1983 | -22.22 % change on previous year | +322.2% |
| 1987 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -130.0% |
| 1990 | 66.67 % change on previous year | +900.0% |
| 1991 | -40 % change on previous year | -160.0% |
| 1992 | -8.33 % change on previous year | -79.2% |
| 2017 | -35.29 % change on previous year | +323.5% |
| 2018 | 254.54 % change on previous year | -821.2% |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -10.82 % change on previous year. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -2.26 % change on previous year | -22.22 % change on previous year | 11.76 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1990s | 6.11 % change on previous year | -40 % change on previous year | 66.67 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 2010s | 109.63 % change on previous year | -35.29 % change on previous year | 254.54 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 49 Indonesia 1.12 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Denmark 0.4926 % change on previous year compare
- 51 China 0.4144 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Antigua and Barbuda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Burundi 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Switzerland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Cyprus 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Dominica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Iceland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Latvia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Rwanda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Sudan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Solomon Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 52 El Salvador 0 % change on previous year compare
More science & technology data for Ghana
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.65 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 146.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 15.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 17.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 14 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 14 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Ghana?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Ghana was 0 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 254.54 % change on previous year in 2018.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -40 % change on previous year in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 52nd out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Patent applications, nonresidents. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Patent applications, nonresidents 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Patent applications, nonresidents. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.