Patent applications by nonresidents in Southern Africa in 2018 — 6,276 filings. Since 1989, the indicator has risen by 28.5%.
1989–2018 · applications
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa
| Year | filings | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6,276 | −559 | −8.18% |
| 2017 | 6,835 | +309 | +4.73% |
| 2016 | 6,526 | −100 | −1.51% |
| 2015 | 6,626 | −131 | −1.94% |
| 2014 | 6,757 | — | — |
| 2012 | 6,848 | +245 | +3.71% |
| 2011 | 6,603 | — | — |
| 1989 | 4,883 | — | — |
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.
How many patent applications residents of a country file per year.
Education Trademark applications by nonresidentsHow many trademarks foreign applicants register in a country — a measure of interest in its market.
Education R&D expenditure (% of GDP)Gross domestic expenditure on research and development as a percentage of GDP.