Patent applications, nonresidents in Eswatini
Eswatini: Patent applications, nonresidents was 2 in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Eswatini, 1984–2015
Source: 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.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 2 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Eswatini peaked at 47 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2014.
That places Eswatini 139th out of 150 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 35 | — |
| 1985 | 30 | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 27 | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 47 | +74.1% |
| 2011 | 6 | -87.2% |
| 2012 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40, 5% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.5, 16% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.67 | 27 | 35 | 3 |
| 1990s | 47 | 47 | 47 | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.25 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More science & technology data for Eswatini
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 139.83 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 91.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 10 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 30.94 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Eswatini?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Eswatini was 2 in 2015, according to 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.
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 47 in 1992.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2014.
- How does Eswatini rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Eswatini ranks 139th out of 150 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.