Industrial design applications, resident, by count in South Africa

South Africa: Industrial design applications, resident, by count was 728 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
728
Change on year
down 24.9%
World rank
33rd
of 121 countries
All-time high
1,946
in 1988
All-time low
360
in 1997
Years of data
37
1982–2021

Industrial design applications, resident, by count in South Africa, 1982–2021

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1982200120211982: 9471983: 8631984: 8511986: 8231987: 8331988: 1.9k1990: 8521991: 7151992: 9551993: 4221994: 4301995: 6501996: 8411997: 3601998: 6231999: 8402000: 7112001: 5902002: 6962003: 6382004: 8712005: 9232006: 1.0k2007: 1.0k2008: 9152009: 1.0k2011: 8532012: 1.0k2013: 9502014: 7722015: 7232016: 1.1k2017: 1.0k2018: 9772019: 9762020: 9702021: 728

Source: Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Analysis

South Africa recorded 728 for industrial design applications, resident, by count in 2021.

That represents a change of down 24.9% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial design applications, resident, by count in South Africa peaked at 1,946 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 360, in 1997.

That places South Africa 33rd out of 121 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1,044 823 1,946 6
1990s 668.8 360 955 10
2000s 843.3 590 1,036 10
2010s 929.33 723 1,087 9
2020s 849 728 970 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial design applications, resident, by count in South Africa?
Industrial design applications, resident, by count in South Africa was 728 in 2021, according to Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
What is the highest industrial design applications, resident, by count recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,946 in 1988.
What is the lowest industrial design applications, resident, by count recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 360 in 1997.
How does South Africa rank for industrial design applications, resident, by count?
South Africa ranks 33rd out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
Is industrial design applications, resident, by count rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), published as part of Industrial design applications, resident, by count. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industrial design applications, resident, by count
Source
Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,569 data points, 1980–2021
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Industrial design applications are applications to register an industrial design with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Hague System. A resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of, or acting for, the state or jurisdiction in which the first named applicant in the application is resident. Design count is used to render application data for industrial applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while others have a multiple class/design filing system.