Kenya vs Serbia: Patent applications, residents

Kenya
160
in 2021
Serbia
138
in 2021
Kenya rank
61st
Serbia rank
64th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Kenya
  • Serbia
0100200300400500198820042021

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 160 against 138 in Serbia, a difference of 22.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Serbia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Serbia ahead.

Globally, Kenya ranks 61st and Serbia ranks 64th of 135 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, residents
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
147 places, 4,224 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

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.