Patent applications, nonresidents in Ghana
Ghana: Patent applications, nonresidents was 14 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Patent applications, nonresidents in Ghana, 1980–2023
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
Ghana recorded 14 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2023.
The figure is down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Ghana peaked at 39 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2020.
Ghana ranks 108th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17 | — |
| 1981 | 19 | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 14 | -22.2% |
| 1986 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 12 | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 20 | +66.7% |
| 1991 | 12 | -40.0% |
| 1992 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 39 | +254.5% |
| 2016 | 17 | -56.4% |
| 2017 | 11 | -35.3% |
| 2018 | 39 | +254.5% |
| 2020 | 8 | -79.5% |
| 2022 | 14 | +75.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 14 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.5, 41% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +254.5% | 11 | 39 |
| 2018 | +254.5% | 11 | 39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.86 | 12 | 19 | 7 |
| 1990s | 20.5 | 11 | 39 | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.33 | 11 | 39 | 3 |
| 2020s | 12 | 8 | 14 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.65 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 146.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 15.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 17.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 14 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Ghana?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Ghana was 14 in 2023, 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 39 in 1994.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Ghana ranks 108th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana 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.