Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Ethiopia, 1998–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0 units per person for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2004.
Ethiopia ranks 149th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +58.6% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -51.5% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +61.7% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -22.4% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -51.5% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -51.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +29.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +385.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -60.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +66.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +41.6% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +46.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +22.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -22.9% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -12.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per person, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 32% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 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 | +385.6% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 4 |
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, gaps filled 34 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 34 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Ethiopia was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 149th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Patent applications, nonresidents ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.