Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Uganda
Uganda: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Uganda, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1 for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 88.9% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Uganda peaked at 55 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2004.
That places Uganda 150th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28 | — |
| 1981 | 55 | +96.4% |
| 1982 | 17 | -69.1% |
| 1983 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 28 | +75.0% |
| 1985 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 23.5 | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 21 | -10.6% |
| 1988 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 14 | -33.3% |
| 1990 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 4 | -69.2% |
| 1992 | 11 | +175.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | -90.9% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | -83.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +500.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +800.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -88.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.5, 15% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 7% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +800.0% | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 | +500.0% | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.95 | 14 | 55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.33 | 4 | 13 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.43 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.2 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 150 Albania 1 compare
- 150 Burundi 1 compare
- 150 Cape Verde 1 compare
- 150 North Macedonia 1 compare
- 150 Montenegro 1 compare
- 150 Malawi 1 compare
- 150 Tanzania 1 compare
More science & technology data for Uganda
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 83.17 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8317 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 41.60 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 185.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 12.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Uganda?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Uganda was 1 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 55 in 1981.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Uganda ranks 150th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.