Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Namibia

Patent applications by residents in Namibia in 2019 — 8 filings. Ranked 96 in the world out of 114. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 60%.

2019 8 filings −61.9% vs 2018
World rank 96of 114
Period maximum 21 filings2018
Period minimum 3 filings1991

Trend over time

1990–2019 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Namibia, 1990–20190102030199019931996199920022005200820112014201720191990: 5 filings1991: 3 filings1993: 13 filings2015: 13 filings2016: 18 filings2017: 10 filings2018: 21 filings2019: 8 filings
Change over the period: +3 (+60%) Average annual rate: 1.63 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Namibia 8 filings
World 2.24M filings
Sub-Saharan Africa 1,745 filings
Southern Africa computed 578 filings
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.27M filings
Patent applications by residents — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2019 8 −13 −61.9%
2018 21 +11 +110%
2017 10 −8 −44.44%
2016 18 +5 +38.46%
2015 13
1993 13
1991 3 −2 −40%
1990 5

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.