Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.007 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.007 units per square kilometre for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.0102 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.002 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places South Africa 42nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -58.2% |
| 2000 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +126.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +49.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -17.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.007 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0014 units per square kilometre, 4.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.007 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 140.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 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 | +126.1% | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0045 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 39 Costa Rica 0.0087 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Tonga 0.0083 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Mexico 0.0077 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Switzerland 0.0069 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 El Salvador 0.0067 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Morocco 0.0057 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in South Africa?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.007 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0102 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 42nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Patent applications, nonresidents ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.