Nigeria: Patent applications, nonresidents

Key figures

Since 1985 it is up 38.75% from 431 in 1985 (0.94% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 26 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

From 2011 to 2020 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 14% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Nigeria in the 2020 ranking

• Sudan — 2nd of 3: 7
• Korea, Dem. People's Rep. — 3rd of 3: 6

What this measures

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.

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 10 values

Patent applications, nonresidents in nearby economies

• Botswana — 20 (2024)
• Burundi — 1 (2023)
• Ethiopia — 34 (2024)
• Ghana — 14 (2023)
• Kenya — 38 (2024)
• Madagascar — 22 (2024)
• Malawi — 1 (2016)
• Mauritius — 7 (2024)
• Mozambique — 29 (2024)
• Namibia — 8 (2024)
• Rwanda — 3 (2024)

More infrastructure data for Nigeria

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 102,714 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0.04 (2024)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 61,466 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 3.14 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 5.27 million (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 164.65 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 70.76 (2024)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 27.3% (2024)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 41.21% (2024)
• Scientific and technical journal articles

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Questions people ask

What is Nigeria's patent applications, nonresidents?

598 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1985?

It is up 38.75% from 431 in 1985 (0.94% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 869 in 2013 and the lowest 150 in 2016.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original 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 transformation of these data..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IP.PAT.NRES, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original 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 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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