Patent applications, residents in Burundi
Burundi: Patent applications, residents was 1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, residents in Burundi, 1989–2022
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
In 2022, patent applications, residents in Burundi stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Burundi peaked at 3 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1989.
Burundi ranks 129th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Patent applications, residents in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 | — |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | -50.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.5, 10% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10, 10% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More science & technology data for Burundi
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 63.16 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6316 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.65 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 336.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 15.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Burundi?
- Patent applications, residents in Burundi was 1 in 2022, 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2017.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1989.
- How does Burundi rank for patent applications, residents?
- Burundi ranks 129th out of 139 countries with data for 2022.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.