Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Namibia stood at 0 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2024.
Namibia ranks 118th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | -20.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -94.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +23.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -32.5% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -13.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 43% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 3.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More science & technology data for Namibia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 85.16 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8517 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.16 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6667 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 8 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 8 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Namibia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Namibia was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 118th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.
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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.