Patent applications, residents in Botswana
Botswana: Patent applications, residents was 10 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Botswana, 2011–2023
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, residents in Botswana is 10, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Botswana peaked at 13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2011.
That places Botswana 105th out of 139 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | — |
| 2012 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | +333.3% |
| 2023 | 10 | -23.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 10 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 7% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 10 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.38 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7 | 2 | 13 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 164 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.64 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 7.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -6.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 20 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 20 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Botswana?
- Patent applications, residents in Botswana was 10 in 2023, 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, residents recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2011.
- How does Botswana rank for patent applications, residents?
- Botswana ranks 105th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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, residents. 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.