Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0 units per person for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.1% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0 units per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -19.9% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -53.2% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -18.6% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +92.9% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +36.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +26.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +29.6% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -18.3% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -19.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sub-Saharan 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 | +92.9% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 San Marino 0.0153 units per person compare
- 2 Luxembourg 0.0055 units per person compare
- 3 Hong Kong 0.0021 units per person compare
- 4 Singapore 0.0019 units per person compare
More science & technology data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 9,805 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 9,805 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 48,022 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index -1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -0.2159 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.