Patent applications, nonresidents in Ghana
Ghana: Patent applications, nonresidents was 8 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents in Ghana, 1980–2020
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.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 8 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 79.5% on the previous year and down 52.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Ghana peaked at 39 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2020.
Ghana ranks 120th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.86 | 12 | 19 | 7 |
| 1990s | 20.5 | 11 | 39 | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.33 | 11 | 39 | 3 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 119 Lithuania 9 compare
- 120 Andorra 8 compare
- 120 Antigua and Barbuda 8 compare
- 120 Armenia 8 compare
- 120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 compare
- 120 Tajikistan 8 compare
More science & technology data for Ghana
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,270 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 39.13 million (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.6647 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Ghana?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Ghana was 8 in 2020, according to 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.
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 39 in 1994.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Ghana ranks 120th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.