São Tomé and Principe: Trademark applications, nonresident, by count

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, São Tomé and Principe's trademark applications, nonresident, by count fell 36.5% on 2023 (from 1,486 to 943).

Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +35.8% and a typical year strayed about 140.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 588.4% in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 36.5% in 2024. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 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

In 2024, São Tomé and Principe had the 109th highest value of the 113 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 São Tomé and Principe in the 2024 ranking

• Estonia — 106th of 113: 1,512
• Uganda — 107th of 113: 1,509
• Barbados — 108th of 113: 1,005
• Samoa — 110th of 113: 806
• Suriname — 111th of 113: 607
• Malta — 112th of 113: 317

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 20 values

Trademark applications, nonresident, by count in nearby economies

• Botswana — 2,304 (2024)
• Ethiopia — 1,692 (2024)
• Gambia, The — 1,694 (2024)
• Madagascar — 2,530 (2024)
• Malawi — 2,085 (2023)
• Mauritius — 3,857 (2024)
• Mozambique — 2,633 (2024)
• Namibia — 2,662 (2024)
• Rwanda — 2,441 (2024)
• Sierra Leone — 1,576 (2024)

More infrastructure data for São Tomé and Principe

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 1,781 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0.76 (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 147,061 (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 62.44 (2024)
• ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$1.31 million (2025)
• ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 1.17% (2025)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 1,199 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 38,767 (2023)
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Questions people ask

What is São Tomé and Principe's trademark applications, nonresident, by count?

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

How has it changed since 2005?

It is up 364.53% from 203 in 2005 (8.42% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2,793 in 2021 and the lowest 128 in 2007.

How does São Tomé and Principe rank?

109th highest of 113 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in trademark applications, nonresident, by count unusual for São Tomé and Principe?

In 2024, São Tomé and Principe's trademark applications, nonresident, by count fell 36.5% on 2023 (from 1,486 to 943). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +35.8% and a typical year strayed about 140.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IP.TMK.NRCT, 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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