Sierra Leone: Trademark applications, resident, by count

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 186.9% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 33.3% in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 21% 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

In 2024, Sierra Leone had the 105th 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 Sierra Leone in the 2024 ranking

• Trinidad and Tobago — 102nd of 112: 541
• Liechtenstein — 103rd of 112: 466
• Bahrain — 104th of 112: 457
• Namibia — 106th of 112: 291
• Gambia, The — 107th of 112: 213
• Bhutan — 108th of 112: 177

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 11 values

Trademark applications, resident, by count in nearby economies

• Botswana — 3,506 (2024)
• 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)

More infrastructure data for Sierra Leone

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 269 (2022)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0.00325 (2022)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 8.93 million (2022)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 107.88 (2022)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 25.11% (2024)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 86.32 (2023)
• ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$1.57 million (2024)
• ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 3.16% (2024)
• Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) — 7.34 (2021)

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Questions people ask

What is Sierra Leone's trademark applications, resident, by count?

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

How has it changed since 2012?

It is up 126% from 150 in 2012 (7.03% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 350 in 2014 and the lowest 113 in 2016.

How does Sierra Leone rank?

105th highest of 112 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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..

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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