Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Ghana
Ghana: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 14 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Ghana, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Ghana is 14, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Ghana peaked at 39 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2020.
That places Ghana 108th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17 | — |
| 1981 | 19 | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 14 | -22.2% |
| 1984 | 14.33 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 14.67 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 15 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 1989 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 20 | +66.7% |
| 1991 | 12 | -40.0% |
| 1992 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 25 | +127.3% |
| 1994 | 39 | +56.0% |
| 2016 | 17 | -56.4% |
| 2017 | 11 | -35.3% |
| 2018 | 39 | +254.5% |
| 2019 | 23.5 | -39.7% |
| 2020 | 8 | -66.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2022 | 14 | +27.3% |
| 2023 | 14 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 14 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.5, 41% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +254.5% | 11 | 39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.4 | 12 | 19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.4 | 11 | 39 | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.62 | 11 | 39 | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.75 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More science & technology data for Ghana
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.65 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 146.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 15.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 17.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 14 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Ghana?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Ghana was 14 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 39 in 1994.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Ghana ranks 108th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana 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.