Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Africa, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Africa is 0.0001 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2000.
That places South Africa 23rd out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per person | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per person | -19.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per person | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | -58.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +124.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +46.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | +32.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | -18.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 6.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 165.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South 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 | +124.2% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More science & technology data for South Africa
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 179.34 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.79 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 114.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 89.37 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 8,549 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 8,549 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Africa?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in South Africa was 0.0001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 23rd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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.