Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Kenya
Kenya: Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate was -22.45 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Kenya, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Kenya stood at -22.45 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 142.4% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Kenya peaked at 121.95 % change on previous year in 2007 and was at its lowest, -49.07 % change on previous year, in 1988.
Kenya ranks 119th of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -21.88 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -106.1% |
| 1983 | 31.58 % change on previous year | +2268.4% |
| 1984 | 22 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 1985 | -19.67 % change on previous year | -189.4% |
| 1986 | 9.18 % change on previous year | -146.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9346 % change on previous year | -89.8% |
| 1988 | -49.07 % change on previous year | -5350.9% |
| 1989 | 18.18 % change on previous year | -137.0% |
| 1997 | 5.26 % change on previous year | -71.1% |
| 1998 | -15 % change on previous year | -385.0% |
| 1999 | -11.76 % change on previous year | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 48.98 % change on previous year | -516.3% |
| 2004 | -27.4 % change on previous year | -155.9% |
| 2005 | 11.32 % change on previous year | -141.3% |
| 2006 | -30.51 % change on previous year | -369.5% |
| 2007 | 121.95 % change on previous year | -499.7% |
| 2008 | -2.2 % change on previous year | -101.8% |
| 2009 | 38.2 % change on previous year | -1838.2% |
| 2010 | -2.44 % change on previous year | -106.4% |
| 2011 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -168.3% |
| 2012 | 11.48 % change on previous year | +588.5% |
| 2013 | -16.18 % change on previous year | -241.0% |
| 2014 | -34.21 % change on previous year | +111.5% |
| 2015 | -25.33 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 5.36 % change on previous year | -121.1% |
| 2017 | -27.12 % change on previous year | -606.2% |
| 2018 | -2.33 % change on previous year | -91.4% |
| 2019 | -2.38 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2020 | -14.63 % change on previous year | +514.6% |
| 2021 | 5.71 % change on previous year | -139.0% |
| 2022 | 45.95 % change on previous year | +704.1% |
| 2023 | -9.26 % change on previous year | -120.2% |
| 2024 | -22.45 % change on previous year | +142.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's -22.45 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -10.82 % change on previous year, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -5350.9% | 0.9346 % change on previous year | -49.07 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | +2268.4% | 1.33 % change on previous year | 31.58 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +1838.2% | -2.2 % change on previous year | 38.2 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.8232 % change on previous year | -49.07 % change on previous year | 31.58 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -7.17 % change on previous year | -15 % change on previous year | 5.26 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.91 % change on previous year | -30.51 % change on previous year | 121.95 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2010s | -9.15 % change on previous year | -34.21 % change on previous year | 11.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 % change on previous year | -22.45 % change on previous year | 45.95 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 116 Cuba -21.05 % change on previous year compare
- 117 Sri Lanka -21.64 % change on previous year compare
- 118 Sweden -21.69 % change on previous year compare
- 120 Poland -23.08 % change on previous year compare
- 121 Andorra -28.57 % change on previous year compare
- 122 Georgia -29.1 % change on previous year compare
More science & technology data for Kenya
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.48 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 114.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 38 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 38 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Kenya?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Kenya was -22.45 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 121.95 % change on previous year in 2007.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -49.07 % change on previous year in 1988.
- How does Kenya rank for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 119th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.