Annual patent applications per million people in Uganda
Uganda: Annual patent applications per million people was 0.3049 applications per million people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.3049 applications per million people
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
126th
of 135 countries
All-time high
0.6222 applications per million people
in 2017
All-time low
0.1073 applications per million people
in 2005
Years of data
14
2003–2021
Annual patent applications per million people in Uganda, 2003–2021
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i. Measured in applications per million people.
Analysis
In 2021, annual patent applications per million people in Uganda stood at 0.3049 applications per million people.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Uganda peaked at 0.6222 applications per million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1073 applications per million people, in 2005.
That places Uganda 126th out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Annual patent applications per million people in Uganda, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.1897 applications per million people | — |
| 2004 | 0.4419 applications per million people | +132.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1073 applications per million people | -75.7% |
| 2006 | 0.382 applications per million people | +256.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2023 applications per million people | -47.0% |
| 2013 | 0.283 applications per million people | +39.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1374 applications per million people | -51.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2398 applications per million people | +74.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4124 applications per million people | +72.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6222 applications per million people | +50.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1443 applications per million people | -76.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3256 applications per million people | +125.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2924 applications per million people | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3049 applications per million people | +4.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.3049 applications per million people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4217 applications per million people, 72% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.3049 applications per million people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9972 applications per million people, 31% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2647 applications per million people | 0.1073 applications per million people | 0.4419 applications per million people | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3092 applications per million people | 0.1374 applications per million people | 0.6222 applications per million people | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2987 applications per million people | 0.2924 applications per million people | 0.3049 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 123 Bangladesh 0.4414 applications per million people compare
- 124 Bolivia 0.4189 applications per million people compare
- 125 El Salvador 0.3197 applications per million people compare
- 127 Madagascar 0.2021 applications per million people compare
- 128 Haiti 0.1928 applications per million people compare
- 129 Malawi 0.1709 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Uganda
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 83.17 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8317 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 41.60 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 185.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 12.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,424 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Uganda?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Uganda was 0.3049 applications per million people in 2021, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i.
- What is the highest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6222 applications per million people in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1073 applications per million people in 2005.
- How does Uganda rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Uganda ranks 126th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i, published as part of Annual patent applications per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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