Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 34 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Ethiopia, 1998–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Ethiopia stood at 34.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Ethiopia peaked at 54 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2004.
Ethiopia ranks 94th of 157 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, gaps filled in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11 | — |
| 1999 | 18 | +63.6% |
| 2000 | 9 | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 15 | +66.7% |
| 2002 | 12 | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 25 | +400.0% |
| 2008 | 27.25 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 29.5 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 31.75 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 34 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 14 | -58.8% |
| 2013 | 24 | +71.4% |
| 2014 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 32 | +45.5% |
| 2016 | 26 | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 39 | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 49 | +25.6% |
| 2019 | 51.5 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 54 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 51 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 48 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 38 | -20.8% |
| 2024 | 34 | -10.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 34 is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.5, 5.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 34 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 2.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +400.0% | 5 | 25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5 | 11 | 18 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.57 | 3 | 29.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.33 | 14 | 51.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45 | 34 | 54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More science & technology data for Ethiopia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 65.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6508 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 85.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 68.28 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 34 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Ethiopia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Ethiopia was 34 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 54 in 2020.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Ethiopia ranks 94th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.