Patents - technology diffusion in Burundi

Burundi: Patents - technology diffusion was 2 Patents in 2016. β—† Volatile

Latest (2016)
2 Patents
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
79th
of 104 countries
All-time high
4 Patents
in 2015
All-time low
1 Patents
in 2004
Years of data
8
2000–2016

Patents - technology diffusion in Burundi, 2000–2016

12342000200820162000: 3 Patents2004: 1 Patents2005: 1 Patents2006: 1 Patents2007: 2 Patents2009: 1 Patents2015: 4 Patents2016: 2 Patents

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 2 Patents for patents - technology diffusion in 2016.

The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Burundi peaked at 4 Patents in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1 Patents, in 2004.

That places Burundi 79th out of 104 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.5 Patents 1 Patents 3 Patents 6
2010s 3 Patents 2 Patents 4 Patents 2

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 76 Montenegro 3 Patents compare
  2. 76 Belarus 3 Patents compare
  3. 76 Tunisia 3 Patents compare
  4. 79 Albania 2 Patents compare
  5. 79 Lebanon 2 Patents compare
  6. 79 Nigeria 2 Patents compare
  7. 79 Paraguay 2 Patents compare
  8. 79 Bahrain 2 Patents compare
  9. 79 Bangladesh 2 Patents compare
  10. 79 Zambia 2 Patents compare
  11. 79 Kyrgyzstan 2 Patents compare
  12. 79 Jamaica 2 Patents compare
  13. 79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 Patents compare
  14. 79 Qatar 2 Patents
  15. 79 Brunei Darussalam 2 Patents

See the full ranking of 118 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is patents - technology diffusion in Burundi?
Patents - technology diffusion in Burundi was 2 Patents in 2016, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 4 Patents in 2015.
What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 1 Patents in 2004.
How does Burundi rank for patents - technology diffusion?
Burundi ranks 79th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents - technology diffusion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Patents - technology diffusion
Unit
Patents
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
118 places, 3,266 data points, 1990–2023
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Patent statistics and indicators are suitable for tracking innovation in environment-related technologies. They allow the assessment of countries' innovation performance as well as the design of governments' environmental and innovation policies. This dataset presents data on patent applications by patent office. For more information on the methodology, click the link below on "Database documentation" Data source(s): OECD, STI Micro-data Lab: Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 16, 2026 Database documentation