Patent applications, residents in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Patent applications, residents was 66 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Ethiopia, 1996–2024
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 Ethiopia is 66, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 3,200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Ethiopia peaked at 66 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2002.
Ethiopia ranks 77th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3 | — |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2003 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 2007 | 12 | +140.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | -66.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 18 | +800.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | -44.4% |
| 2017 | 14 | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 6 | -53.8% |
| 2022 | 16 | +166.7% |
| 2023 | 44 | +175.0% |
| 2024 | 66 | +50.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 66 is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.5, 6.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 66 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10, 6.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +800.0% | 2 | 18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.71 | 1 | 12 | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.86 | 1 | 18 | 7 |
| 2020s | 33 | 6 | 66 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More science & technology data for Ethiopia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 65.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6508 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 85.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 68.28 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 34 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 34 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Ethiopia?
- Patent applications, residents in Ethiopia was 66 in 2024, 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 66 in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2002.
- How does Ethiopia rank for patent applications, residents?
- Ethiopia ranks 77th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.