Patent applications, nonresidents in Mozambique
Mozambique: Patent applications, nonresidents was 29 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Mozambique, 1999–2024
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
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents in Mozambique stood at 29.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 262.5% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Mozambique peaked at 46 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2001.
Mozambique ranks 97th of 157 countries on this measure, 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18 | — |
| 2000 | 8 | -55.6% |
| 2001 | 1 | -87.5% |
| 2002 | 9 | +800.0% |
| 2003 | 16 | +77.8% |
| 2004 | 4 | -75.0% |
| 2005 | 14 | +250.0% |
| 2006 | 17 | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 26 | +52.9% |
| 2008 | 14 | -46.2% |
| 2009 | 17 | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 25 | +47.1% |
| 2011 | 15 | -40.0% |
| 2012 | 26 | +73.3% |
| 2013 | 30 | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 46 | +53.3% |
| 2015 | 30 | -34.8% |
| 2016 | 25 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 13 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 24 | +84.6% |
| 2020 | 14 | -41.7% |
| 2021 | 16 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 29 | +262.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 29 is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.5, 4.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 29 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 2.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +800.0% | 1 | 9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.6 | 1 | 26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26 | 13 | 46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6 | 8 | 29 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More science & technology data for Mozambique
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 49.5 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.495 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 17.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 20.32 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 7.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 29 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Mozambique?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Mozambique was 29 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 46 in 2014.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2001.
- How does Mozambique rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Mozambique ranks 97th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.