Patent applications, residents in Namibia
Namibia: Patent applications, residents was 8 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Namibia, 1990–2019
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
Namibia recorded 8 for patent applications, residents in 2019.
That represents a change of down 61.9% on the previous year and down 38.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Namibia peaked at 21 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1991.
Namibia ranks 106th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| 2010s | 14 | 8 | 21 | 5 |
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 231.33 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 2.58 million (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 12 (2019)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 2.83 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Namibia?
- Patent applications, residents in Namibia was 8 in 2019, 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, residents recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 21 in 2018.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for patent applications, residents?
- Namibia ranks 106th out of 135 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Namibia 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, residents. 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.