Patent applications, nonresidents in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Patent applications, nonresidents was 13 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 13, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 160.0% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Zimbabwe peaked at 281 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2016.
Zimbabwe ranks 111th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 281 | — |
| 1981 | 274 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 230 | -16.1% |
| 1983 | 237 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 191 | -19.4% |
| 1985 | 205 | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 206 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 200 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 144 | -28.0% |
| 1989 | 138 | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 159 | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 128 | -19.5% |
| 1992 | 161 | +25.8% |
| 1993 | 136 | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 125 | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 122 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 19 | -84.4% |
| 2016 | 5 | -73.7% |
| 2022 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | -37.5% |
| 2024 | 13 | +160.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 13 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.5, 38% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 13 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 96% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +160.0% | 5 | 13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 210.6 | 138 | 281 | 10 |
| 1990s | 138.5 | 122 | 161 | 6 |
| 2010s | 12 | 5 | 19 | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.67 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More science & technology data for Zimbabwe
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 94.25 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9425 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 15.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 38.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 13 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Zimbabwe?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Zimbabwe was 13 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 281 in 1980.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2016.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Zimbabwe ranks 111th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.