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
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.
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
- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.85 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 15.68 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 94.25 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 94.25 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 5 (2016)
- Share of the population using the Internet 41.6% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 8 (2016)
- Number of people using the Internet 5.15 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 1.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 322,483 (2024)
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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