Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Ghana

Patent applications by residents in Ghana in 2020 — 12 filings. Ranked 95 in the world out of 119. Since 2016, the indicator has fallen by 14.3%.

2020 12 filings −7.69% vs 2018
World rank 95of 119
Period maximum 15 filings2017
Period minimum 12 filings2020

Trend over time

2016–2020 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Ghana, 2016–202012131415201620172018201920202016: 14 filings2017: 15 filings2018: 13 filings2020: 12 filings
Change over the period: −2 (−14.29%) Average annual rate: -3.78 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Ghana 12 filings
World 2.31M filings
Sub-Saharan Africa 1,834 filings
Patent applications by residents — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2020 12
2018 13 −2 −13.33%
2017 15 +1 +7.14%
2016 14

Western Africa, 2020

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

About the indicator

The number of applications for a patent filed by residents of a country with a national or regional patent office during the year. An application is not a patent: the share of titles actually granted differs across countries and offices. The indicator reflects inventive activity, but it is sensitive to national patenting practice, which in some countries is encouraged administratively.

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