Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Kenya
Kenya: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 38 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Kenya, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Kenya recorded 38 for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of down 22.4% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Kenya peaked at 136 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20, in 1991.
Kenya ranks 92nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 96 | — |
| 1981 | 75 | -21.9% |
| 1982 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 100 | +31.6% |
| 1984 | 122 | +22.0% |
| 1985 | 98 | -19.7% |
| 1986 | 107 | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 108 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 55 | -49.1% |
| 1989 | 65 | +18.2% |
| 1990 | 42.5 | -34.6% |
| 1991 | 20 | -52.9% |
| 1992 | 28.5 | +42.5% |
| 1993 | 37 | +29.8% |
| 1994 | 37.33 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 37.67 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 38 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 34 | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 30 | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 36.33 | +21.1% |
| 2001 | 42.67 | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 49 | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 73 | +49.0% |
| 2004 | 53 | -27.4% |
| 2005 | 59 | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 41 | -30.5% |
| 2007 | 91 | +122.0% |
| 2008 | 89 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 123 | +38.2% |
| 2010 | 120 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 122 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 136 | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 114 | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 75 | -34.2% |
| 2015 | 56 | -25.3% |
| 2016 | 59 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 43 | -27.1% |
| 2018 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 35 | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 37 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 54 | +45.9% |
| 2023 | 49 | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 38 | -22.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 38 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.5, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 38 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 2.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.2 | 55 | 122 | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.5 | 20 | 42.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.7 | 36.33 | 123 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.8 | 41 | 136 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6 | 35 | 54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More science & technology data for Kenya
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.48 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 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 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 114.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 38 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Kenya?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Kenya was 38 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 136 in 2012.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 1991.
- How does Kenya rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Kenya ranks 92nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.