Botswana: Trademark applications, resident, by count

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Botswana's trademark applications, resident, by count rose 134.4% on 2023 (from 1,496 to 3,506).

Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2023), the average change was +9.2% and a typical year strayed about 16% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 7.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 134.4% in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 12.9% in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 269.64 a year. A straight line explains 67% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Botswana had the 74th highest value of the 112 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Botswana in the 2024 ranking

• Israel — 71st of 112: 3,790
• Madagascar — 72nd of 112: 3,739
• Croatia — 73rd of 112: 3,534
• Cuba — 75th of 112: 3,359
• Honduras — 76th of 112: 3,331
• Slovenia — 77th of 112: 3,141

What this measures

Trademark applications filed are applications to register a trademark with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Madrid System. A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. A trademark provides protection to the owner of the mark by ensuring the exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services, or to authorize another to use it in return for payment. The period of protection varies, but a trademark can be renewed indefinitely beyond the time limit on payment of additional fees. Resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of or acting on behalf of the state or jurisdiction in which the first-named applicant in the application has residence. Class count is used to render application data for trademark applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while other have a multiple class/design filing system.

Limitations: Data are based on information supplied to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) by IP offices in annual surveys, supplemented by data in national IP office reports. Data may be missing for some offices or periods.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 12 values

Trademark applications, resident, by count in nearby economies

• Ethiopia — 2,818 (2024)
• Gambia, The — 213 (2024)
• Madagascar — 3,739 (2024)
• Malawi — 338 (2023)
• Mauritius — 1,992 (2024)
• Mozambique — 1,473 (2024)
• Namibia — 291 (2024)
• Rwanda — 1,640 (2024)
• São Tomé and Principe — 17 (2024)
• Seychelles — 74 (2023)

More infrastructure data for Botswana

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 83,182 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 3.3 (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 4.13 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 164 (2024)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 4,264 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 172,720 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 0.28 (2023)
• ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$16.46 million (2025)
• ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 1.56% (2025)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports)

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Questions people ask

What is Botswana's trademark applications, resident, by count?

3,506 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2011?

It is up 965.65% from 329 in 2011 (19.96% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3,506 in 2024 and the lowest 329 in 2011.

How does Botswana rank?

74th highest of 112 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in trademark applications, resident, by count unusual for Botswana?

In 2024, Botswana's trademark applications, resident, by count rose 134.4% on 2023 (from 1,496 to 3,506). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2023), the average change was +9.2% and a typical year strayed about 16% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 7.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IP.TMK.RSCT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), uri: www.wipo.int/ipstats/, note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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