Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 9,805 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 9,805.
The figure is down 17.1% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 14,127 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,132, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6,040 | — |
| 1981 | 6,622 | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 7,427 | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 6,374 | -14.2% |
| 1984 | 7,035 | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 6,824 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 5,626 | -17.6% |
| 1987 | 5,348 | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 5,348 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5,232 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 5,632 | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 5,036 | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 4,773 | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 4,676 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 5,314 | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 6,202 | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 6,543 | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 7,511 | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 7,801 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 3,748 | -52.0% |
| 2000 | 3,132 | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 6,206 | +98.1% |
| 2002 | 6,099 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 5,716 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 6,244 | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 6,467 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 7,319 | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 8,161 | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 8,177 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6,559 | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 5,757 | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 8,066 | +40.1% |
| 2012 | 8,230 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 8,951 | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 8,271 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 8,015 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 7,962 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 8,428 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 8,497 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8,709 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 8,227 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 10,632 | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 14,127 | +32.9% |
| 2023 | 11,826 | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 9,805 | -17.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +98.1% | 3,132 | 6,206 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,188 | 5,232 | 7,427 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,724 | 3,748 | 7,801 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,408 | 3,132 | 8,177 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,089 | 5,757 | 8,951 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,923 | 8,227 | 14,127 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 United States 332,899 compare
- 2 China 156,053 compare
- 3 Japan 69,686 compare
- 4 South Korea 50,459 compare
More science & technology data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Patent applications, nonresidents 9,805 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 48,022 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -0.2159 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa was 9,805 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 14,127 in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,132 in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.