Patent applications, residents in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Patent applications, residents was 1 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, residents in Cape Verde, 2016–2021
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
Cape Verde recorded 1 for patent applications, residents in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Cape Verde ranks 129th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Patent applications, residents in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | — |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8, 12% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.33 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 111.84 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.12 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 587,026 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 146.49 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.5637 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18.34 (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Cape Verde?
- Patent applications, residents in Cape Verde was 1 in 2021, 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for patent applications, residents?
- Cape Verde ranks 129th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.