Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Nigeria

Patent applications by residents in Nigeria in 2020 — 410 filings. Ranked 47 in the world out of 119. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 4,000%.

2020 410 filings −6.61% vs 2019
World rank 47of 119
Period maximum 439 filings2019
Period minimum 10 filings1985

Trend over time

1985–2020 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Nigeria, 1985–2020020040060019851989199319972001200520092013201720201985: 10 filings1990: 12 filings2011: 64 filings2012: 42 filings2013: 50 filings2016: 85 filings2017: 100 filings2018: 382 filings2019: 439 filings2020: 410 filings
Change over the period: +400 (+4,000%) Average annual rate: 11.19 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Nigeria 410 filings
World 2.31M filings
Sub-Saharan Africa 1,834 filings
Patent applications by residents — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2020 410 −29 −6.61%
2019 439 +57 +14.92%
2018 382 +282 +282%
2017 100 +15 +17.65%
2016 85
2013 50 +8 +19.05%
2012 42 −22 −34.38%
2011 64
1990 12
1985 10

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.