Patent applications, residents in Zambia
Zambia: Patent applications, residents was 18 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Zambia, 1980–2024
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
In 2024, patent applications, residents in Zambia stood at 18.
That represents a change of up 260.0% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Zambia peaked at 26 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.
That places Zambia 92nd out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7 | +600.0% |
| 1989 | 3 | -57.1% |
| 1990 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 1991 | 1 | -85.7% |
| 1992 | 7 | +600.0% |
| 1993 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 1995 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2005 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 19 | +375.0% |
| 2008 | 26 | +36.8% |
| 2009 | 9 | -65.4% |
| 2010 | 5 | -44.4% |
| 2011 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2013 | 13 | +85.7% |
| 2014 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 20 | +42.9% |
| 2016 | 15 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 12 | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | -81.8% |
| 2020 | 17 | +750.0% |
| 2021 | 13 | -23.5% |
| 2022 | 10 | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 5 | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 18 | +260.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 18 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23, 78% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 18 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10, 1.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +750.0% | 2 | 17 |
| 1988 | +600.0% | 1 | 7 |
| 1992 | +600.0% | 1 | 7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.86 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 2000s | 8.44 | 1 | 26 | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.2 | 2 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6 | 5 | 18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More science & technology data for Zambia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.7 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 28.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 14 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 14 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Zambia?
- Patent applications, residents in Zambia was 18 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 26 in 2008.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
- How does Zambia rank for patent applications, residents?
- Zambia ranks 92nd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.