Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in Kenya
Kenya: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications was 0 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in Kenya, 1978–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2023, patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in Kenya stood at 0 Patents. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in Kenya peaked at 3.25 Patents in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 Patents, in 1978.
Kenya ranks 73rd of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.225 Patents | 0 Patents | 1 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7167 Patents | 0 Patents | 3 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 Patents | 0 Patents | 3.25 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.25 Patents | 0 Patents | 1 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 71 Pakistan 0.5 Patents compare
- 71 Lebanon 0.5 Patents compare
- 73 Kuwait 0 Patents compare
- 73 Jamaica 0 Patents compare
- 73 Costa Rica 0 Patents compare
- 73 El Salvador 0 Patents compare
- 73 Djibouti 0 Patents
- 73 Uzbekistan 0 Patents compare
- 73 Jordan 0 Patents compare
- 73 Nigeria 0 Patents compare
- 73 Ecuador 0 Patents compare
- 73 Mongolia 0 Patents compare
- 73 Trinidad and Tobago 0 Patents compare
- 73 Zimbabwe 0 Patents compare
- 73 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 0 Patents compare
- 73 Guatemala 0 Patents compare
- 73 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0 Patents compare
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.48 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 114.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,079 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in Kenya?
- Patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in Kenya was 0 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.25 Patents in 2014.
- What is the lowest patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Patents in 1978.
- How does Kenya rank for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications?
- Kenya ranks 73rd out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Patent counts by technology (including total patents, estimated total patents for latest years): EPO, USPTO, PCT and Patent Families indicators are presented for selected technology domains such as ICT, Artificial Intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology as well as environment-related and health-related technologies.