Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Lesotho

Patent applications by residents in Lesotho in 2019 — 1 filings. Ranked 110 in the world out of 114. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 87.5%.

2019 1 filings −75% vs 2018
World rank 110of 114
Period maximum 8 filings1995
Period minimum 1 filings1996

Trend over time

1995–2019 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Lesotho, 1995–2019024681995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 8 filings1996: 1 filings2018: 4 filings2019: 1 filings
Change over the period: −7 (−87.5%) Average annual rate: -8.3 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Lesotho 1 filings
World 2.24M filings
Sub-Saharan Africa 1,745 filings
Southern Africa computed 578 filings
Patent applications by residents — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2019 1 −3 −75%
2018 4
1996 1 −7 −87.5%
1995 8

Southern Africa, 2019

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.