Patent applications, nonresidents in Uganda
Uganda: Patent applications, nonresidents was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Uganda, 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
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents in Uganda is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 88.9% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Uganda peaked at 55 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2004.
Uganda ranks 150th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28 | — |
| 1981 | 55 | +96.4% |
| 1982 | 17 | -69.1% |
| 1983 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 28 | +75.0% |
| 1985 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 21 | -19.2% |
| 1988 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 14 | -33.3% |
| 1990 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 4 | -69.2% |
| 1992 | 11 | +175.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | -90.9% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | -83.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +500.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +800.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -88.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.5, 15% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 7% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +800.0% | 1 | 9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.11 | 14 | 55 | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.33 | 4 | 13 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.2 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 150 Albania 1 compare
- 150 Burundi 1 compare
- 150 Cape Verde 1 compare
- 150 Malawi 1 compare
- 150 North Macedonia 1 compare
- 150 Tanzania 1 compare
- 150 Montenegro 1 compare
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 83.17 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8317 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Uganda?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Uganda was 1 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 55 in 1981.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Uganda ranks 150th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.