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Botswana vs Rwanda: Patent applications, nonresidents

Botswana
2
in 2020
Rwanda
2
in 2021
Botswana rank
139th
Rwanda rank
139th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Botswana
  • Rwanda
0102030198020002021

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Botswana ahead.

Globally, Botswana ranks 139th and Rwanda ranks 139th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents
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 trans
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,548 data points, 1980–2021
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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.