Patent applications, nonresidents in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Patent applications, nonresidents was 54 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Ethiopia, 1998–2020
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
Ethiopia recorded 54 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2020. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Ethiopia peaked at 54 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2004.
That places Ethiopia 85th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11 | — |
| 1999 | 18 | +63.6% |
| 2000 | 9 | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 15 | +66.7% |
| 2002 | 12 | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 25 | +400.0% |
| 2011 | 34 | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 14 | -58.8% |
| 2013 | 24 | +71.4% |
| 2014 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 32 | +45.5% |
| 2016 | 26 | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 39 | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 49 | +25.6% |
| 2020 | 54 | +10.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 54 is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.5, 4.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 54 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.5, 4.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +400.0% | 5 | 25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5 | 11 | 18 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.88 | 3 | 25 | 8 |
| 2010s | 30 | 14 | 49 | 8 |
| 2020s | 54 | 54 | 54 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More science & technology data for Ethiopia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 65.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6508 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 85.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 68.28 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 6,728 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Ethiopia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Ethiopia was 54 in 2020, 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 54 in 2020.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Ethiopia ranks 85th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.