Patent applications, residents in Mauritius
Mauritius: Patent applications, residents was 6 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Mauritius, 1981–2021
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
Mauritius recorded 6 for patent applications, residents in 2021.
The figure is up 500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Mauritius peaked at 16 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 111th of 135 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | — |
| 1985 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1991 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 1995 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 1996 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 16 | +1500.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | -75.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109, 6% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8, 75% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1500.0% | 1 | 16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 1990s | 2.75 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.78 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 172.68 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.76 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 1,054 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Mauritius?
- Patent applications, residents in Mauritius was 6 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2018.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for patent applications, residents?
- Mauritius ranks 111th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.