Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate was 160 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 160 % change on previous year for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 526.7% on the previous year and up 317.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe peaked at 160 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -73.68 % change on previous year, in 2016.
That places Zimbabwe 4th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -2.49 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | -16.06 % change on previous year | +544.6% |
| 1983 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -119.0% |
| 1984 | -19.41 % change on previous year | -737.7% |
| 1985 | 7.33 % change on previous year | -137.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4878 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
| 1987 | -2.91 % change on previous year | -697.1% |
| 1988 | -28 % change on previous year | +861.3% |
| 1989 | -4.17 % change on previous year | -85.1% |
| 1990 | 15.22 % change on previous year | -465.2% |
| 1991 | -19.5 % change on previous year | -228.1% |
| 1992 | 25.78 % change on previous year | -232.2% |
| 1993 | -15.53 % change on previous year | -160.2% |
| 1996 | -2.4 % change on previous year | -84.5% |
| 2016 | -73.68 % change on previous year | +2970.2% |
| 2023 | -37.5 % change on previous year | -49.1% |
| 2024 | 160 % change on previous year | -526.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 160 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -10.82 % change on previous year. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -2970.2% | -2.4 % change on previous year | -73.68 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -6.91 % change on previous year | -28 % change on previous year | 7.33 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7147 % change on previous year | -19.5 % change on previous year | 25.78 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2010s | -73.68 % change on previous year | -73.68 % change on previous year | -73.68 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 2020s | 61.25 % change on previous year | -37.5 % change on previous year | 160 % change on previous year | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 1 Botswana 566.67 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Iraq 272.73 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Mozambique 262.5 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Bhutan 140 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Jamaica 136.84 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 116.67 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 13 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 13 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe was 160 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 160 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -73.68 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate?
- Zimbabwe ranks 4th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 317.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.