Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Namibia
Namibia: Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate was -11.11 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Namibia, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Namibia is -11.11 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 63.9% on the previous year and down 140.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Namibia peaked at 27.27 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, -30.77 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Namibia ranks 98th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -17.72 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | 27.27 % change on previous year | -253.9% |
| 2017 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -73.8% |
| 2018 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2019 | -20 % change on previous year | — |
| 2023 | -30.77 % change on previous year | +53.8% |
| 2024 | -11.11 % change on previous year | -63.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's -11.11 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -10.82 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -17.72 % change on previous year | -17.72 % change on previous year | -17.72 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.6 % change on previous year | -20 % change on previous year | 27.27 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2020s | -20.94 % change on previous year | -30.77 % change on previous year | -11.11 % change on previous year | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 95 Venezuela -10.45 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Ethiopia -10.53 % change on previous year compare
- 97 Hong Kong -10.82 % change on previous year compare
- 98 Laos -11.11 % change on previous year compare
- 100 Guatemala -11.48 % change on previous year compare
- 101 Nigeria -12.45 % change on previous year compare
More science & technology data for Namibia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 85.16 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8517 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 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.16 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6667 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 8 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 8 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Namibia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Namibia was -11.11 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.27 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.77 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate?
- Namibia ranks 98th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 140.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.