Patent applications by nonresidents — all countries

Patent applications by nonresidents — Gambia

Patent applications by nonresidents in the Gambia in 2021 — 91 filings. Ranked 71 in the world out of 121. Since 2015, the indicator has risen by 4,450%.

2021 91 filings +37.88% vs 2020
World rank 71of 121
Period maximum 91 filings2021
Period minimum 2 filings2015

Trend over time

2015–2021 · applications

Patent applications by nonresidents — Gambia, 2015–2021025507510020152016201720182019202020212015: 2 filings2016: 2 filings2017: 4 filings2019: 16 filings2020: 66 filings2021: 91 filings
Change over the period: +89 (+4,450%) Average annual rate: 88.94 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gambia

Gambia 91 filings
World 1.02M filings
Patent applications by nonresidents — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 91 +25 +37.88%
2020 66 +50 +312.5%
2019 16
2017 4 +2 +100%
2016 2 +0 +0%
2015 2

Western Africa, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GM Gambia 91 CV Cabo Verde 1

About the indicator

The number of patent applications filed in a country by nonresident applicants. The indicator measures not the inventive activity of the country but the value of its market: a patent has force only where it is granted, so foreign companies file where they intend to sell or where they fear copying. The ratio to applications by residents splits countries into those that invent and those where others file.

Important: A measure of the appeal of a market, not of innovativeness. An application is not a patent: some applications are rejected, and the share of rejections differs across countries.

Source: IP Statistics (WIPO), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.