Patent applications, residents in Madagascar
Madagascar: Patent applications, residents was 3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Madagascar, 1994–2024
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
Madagascar recorded 3 for patent applications, residents in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Madagascar peaked at 22 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2009.
Madagascar ranks 120th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 9 | — |
| 1995 | 22 | +144.4% |
| 1996 | 7 | -68.2% |
| 1997 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 1998 | 14 | +55.6% |
| 1999 | 10 | -28.6% |
| 2000 | 7 | -30.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 2003 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 16 | +433.3% |
| 2005 | 7 | -56.2% |
| 2006 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 2007 | 9 | +125.0% |
| 2008 | 14 | +55.6% |
| 2009 | 1 | -92.9% |
| 2010 | 9 | +800.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | -75.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +50.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 3 is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.5, 29% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10, 30% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +800.0% | 1 | 9 |
| 2004 | +433.3% | 3 | 16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.83 | 7 | 22 | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.22 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.78 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 75.46 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 40.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 16.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 19.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 22 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 22 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Madagascar?
- Patent applications, residents in Madagascar was 3 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 1995.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2009.
- How does Madagascar rank for patent applications, residents?
- Madagascar ranks 120th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.