Annual patent applications per million people in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Annual patent applications per million people was 0.5479 applications per million people in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
0.5479 applications per million people
Change on year
down 12.3%
World rank
120th
of 135 countries
All-time high
5.77 applications per million people
in 1991
All-time low
0.5479 applications per million people
in 2016
Years of data
18
1980–2016
Annual patent applications per million people in Zimbabwe, 1980–2016
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
Zimbabwe recorded 0.5479 applications per million people for annual patent applications per million people in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Zimbabwe peaked at 5.77 applications per million people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5479 applications per million people, in 2016.
Zimbabwe ranks 120th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Annual patent applications per million people in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.54 applications per million people | — |
| 1981 | 4.67 applications per million people | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 5.26 applications per million people | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 4.94 applications per million people | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 4.05 applications per million people | -18.0% |
| 1985 | 4.37 applications per million people | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 5.23 applications per million people | +19.6% |
| 1987 | 4.42 applications per million people | -15.6% |
| 1988 | 3.97 applications per million people | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 3.95 applications per million people | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.34 applications per million people | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 5.77 applications per million people | +32.9% |
| 1992 | 3.92 applications per million people | -31.9% |
| 1993 | 4.05 applications per million people | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 5.01 applications per million people | +23.7% |
| 1996 | 2.51 applications per million people | -49.9% |
| 2015 | 0.625 applications per million people | -75.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5479 applications per million people | -12.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.5479 applications per million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.54 applications per million people, 36% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.5479 applications per million people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9972 applications per million people, 55% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.64 applications per million people | 3.95 applications per million people | 5.54 applications per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.27 applications per million people | 2.51 applications per million people | 5.77 applications per million people | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5865 applications per million people | 0.5479 applications per million people | 0.625 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 117 Nepal 0.714 applications per million people compare
- 118 Zambia 0.6631 applications per million people compare
- 119 Dominican Republic 0.6293 applications per million people compare
- 121 Yemen 0.5385 applications per million people compare
- 122 Guatemala 0.5114 applications per million people compare
- 123 Bangladesh 0.4414 applications per million people compare
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)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.85 (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 Zimbabwe?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Zimbabwe was 0.5479 applications per million people in 2016, 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 applications per million people in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5479 applications per million people in 2016.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Zimbabwe ranks 120th out of 135 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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