Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Nigeria
Nigeria: Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate was -12.45 % change on previous year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Nigeria, 2012–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded -12.45 % change on previous year for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 136.4% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Nigeria peaked at 182.78 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -12.45 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Nigeria ranks 101st of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -9.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 2013 | 28.55 % change on previous year | -400.4% |
| 2017 | 20 % change on previous year | -29.9% |
| 2018 | 182.78 % change on previous year | +813.9% |
| 2019 | 34.18 % change on previous year | -81.3% |
| 2020 | -12.45 % change on previous year | -136.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's -12.45 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -10.82 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.2 % change on previous year | -9.5 % change on previous year | 182.78 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2020s | -12.45 % change on previous year | -12.45 % change on previous year | -12.45 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 98 Laos -11.11 % change on previous year compare
- 98 Namibia -11.11 % change on previous year compare
- 100 Guatemala -11.48 % change on previous year compare
- 102 Kyrgyzstan -12.5 % change on previous year compare
- 102 Romania -12.5 % change on previous year compare
- 104 Israel -12.84 % change on previous year compare
More science & technology data for Nigeria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 70.76 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7076 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 164.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 246.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -28.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -26.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 598 (2020)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 598 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Nigeria?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Nigeria was -12.45 % change on previous year in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 182.78 % change on previous year in 2018.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.45 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 101st out of 146 countries with data for 2020.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.