Patent applications, residents in Sudan
Sudan: Patent applications, residents was 153 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Sudan, 1983–2020
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
Sudan recorded 153 for patent applications, residents in 2020.
The figure is down 35.7% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Sudan peaked at 349 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2001.
Sudan ranks 62nd of 135 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 7 | — |
| 1999 | 2 | -71.4% |
| 2000 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | -83.3% |
| 2002 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 340 | +11233.3% |
| 2009 | 332 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 252 | -24.1% |
| 2011 | 249 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 269 | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 267 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 284 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 281 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 349 | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 238 | -31.8% |
| 2020 | 153 | -35.7% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 153 is above the median for low income countries, which is 14, 10.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 153 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8, 19.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +11233.3% | 3 | 340 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.3 | 1 | 340 | 10 |
| 2010s | 273.62 | 238 | 349 | 8 |
| 2020s | 153 | 153 | 153 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More science & technology data for Sudan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 70.21 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7021 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 34.67 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 18.56 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.17 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5073 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 470.62 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Sudan?
- Patent applications, residents in Sudan was 153 in 2020, 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 349 in 2018.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2001.
- How does Sudan rank for patent applications, residents?
- Sudan ranks 62nd out of 135 countries with data for 2020.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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.