Patent applications, residents in Ghana
Ghana: Patent applications, residents was 6 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, residents in Ghana, 2016–2023
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 Ghana is 6, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Ghana ranks 115th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Patent applications, residents in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 14 | — |
| 2017 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 7 | -41.7% |
| 2023 | 6 | -14.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23, 26% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10, 60% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14 | 13 | 15 | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.33 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More science & technology data for Ghana
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.65 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 146.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 15.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 17.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 14 (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 14 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Ghana?
- Patent applications, residents in Ghana was 6 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2017.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for patent applications, residents?
- Ghana ranks 115th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.