Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Nigeria, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Nigeria is 0 units per person, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2016.
Nigeria ranks 115th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -50.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +72.1% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +25.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -84.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +176.3% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +31.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -14.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 45% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 3.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More science & technology data for Nigeria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 70.76 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7076 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 164.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 246.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -28.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -26.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 598 (2020)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 598 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Nigeria?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Nigeria was 0 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 115th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.