Patent applications, residents in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Patent applications, residents was 8 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, residents in Zimbabwe, 1980–2016
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
Zimbabwe recorded 8 for patent applications, residents in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Zimbabwe peaked at 60 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2016.
Zimbabwe ranks 106th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Patent applications, residents in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39 | — |
| 1981 | 35 | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 41 | +17.1% |
| 1983 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 34 | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 38 | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 47 | +23.7% |
| 1987 | 41 | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 38 | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 44 | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 60 | +36.4% |
| 1992 | 42 | -30.0% |
| 1993 | 44 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 55 | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 28 | -49.1% |
| 2015 | 9 | -67.9% |
| 2016 | 8 | -11.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47, 17% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.2 | 34 | 47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.5 | 28 | 60 | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.5 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More science & technology data for Zimbabwe
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 94.25 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9425 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 15.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 38.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.85 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Zimbabwe?
- Patent applications, residents in Zimbabwe was 8 in 2016, 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 60 in 1991.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2016.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for patent applications, residents?
- Zimbabwe ranks 106th out of 135 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.