Patent applications, residents in Kenya
Kenya: Patent applications, residents was 396 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Kenya, 1988–2024
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
Kenya recorded 396 for patent applications, residents in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Kenya peaked at 396 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1988.
Kenya ranks 50th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 8 | +700.0% |
| 1993 | 14 | +75.0% |
| 1996 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 22 | +46.7% |
| 1998 | 27 | +22.7% |
| 1999 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 31 | +40.9% |
| 2005 | 34 | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 41 | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63 | +53.7% |
| 2009 | 48 | -23.8% |
| 2010 | 77 | +60.4% |
| 2011 | 135 | +75.3% |
| 2012 | 123 | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 127 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 132 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 137 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 144 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 135 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 244 | +80.7% |
| 2019 | 294 | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 341 | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 160 | -53.1% |
| 2022 | 363 | +126.9% |
| 2023 | 360 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 396 | +10.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 396 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23, 17.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 396 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10, 39.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +700.0% | 1 | 8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 18.5 | 8 | 27 | 6 |
| 2000s | 37.88 | 22 | 63 | 8 |
| 2010s | 154.8 | 77 | 294 | 10 |
| 2020s | 324 | 160 | 396 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More science & technology data for Kenya
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.48 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 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 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 114.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 38 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 38 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Kenya?
- Patent applications, residents in Kenya was 396 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 396 in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1988.
- How does Kenya rank for patent applications, residents?
- Kenya ranks 50th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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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About this data
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.