Patent applications, nonresidents in Kenya
Kenya: Patent applications, nonresidents was 38 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, nonresidents in Kenya, 1980–2024
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
Kenya recorded 38 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2024.
The figure is down 22.4% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Kenya peaked at 136 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20, in 1991.
Kenya ranks 92nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 96 | — |
| 1981 | 75 | -21.9% |
| 1982 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 100 | +31.6% |
| 1984 | 122 | +22.0% |
| 1985 | 98 | -19.7% |
| 1986 | 107 | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 108 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 55 | -49.1% |
| 1989 | 65 | +18.2% |
| 1991 | 20 | -69.2% |
| 1993 | 37 | +85.0% |
| 1996 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 34 | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 30 | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 49 | +63.3% |
| 2003 | 73 | +49.0% |
| 2004 | 53 | -27.4% |
| 2005 | 59 | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 41 | -30.5% |
| 2007 | 91 | +122.0% |
| 2008 | 89 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 123 | +38.2% |
| 2010 | 120 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 122 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 136 | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 114 | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 75 | -34.2% |
| 2015 | 56 | -25.3% |
| 2016 | 59 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 43 | -27.1% |
| 2018 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 35 | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 37 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 54 | +45.9% |
| 2023 | 49 | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 38 | -22.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 38 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.5, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 38 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 2.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.2 | 55 | 122 | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.17 | 20 | 40 | 6 |
| 2000s | 72.25 | 41 | 123 | 8 |
| 2010s | 80.8 | 41 | 136 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6 | 35 | 54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.48 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 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 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 114.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 38 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Kenya?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Kenya was 38 in 2024, 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 136 in 2012.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 1991.
- How does Kenya rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Kenya ranks 92nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.