Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Rwanda

Patent applications by residents in Rwanda in 2021 — 14 filings. Ranked 91 in the world out of 113. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 1,300%.

2021 14 filings +133.33% vs 2018
World rank 91of 113
Period maximum 40 filings2012
Period minimum 1 filings1988

Trend over time

1988–2021 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Rwanda, 1988–20210102030401988199219962000200420082012201620201988: 1 filings2012: 40 filings2014: 5 filings2015: 5 filings2016: 3 filings2017: 4 filings2018: 6 filings2021: 14 filings
Change over the period: +13 (+1,300%) Average annual rate: 8.33 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Rwanda 14 filings
World 2.39M filings
Patent applications by residents — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 14
2018 6 +2 +50%
2017 4 +1 +33.33%
2016 3 −2 −40%
2015 5 +0 +0%
2014 5
2012 40
1988 1

Eastern Africa, 2021

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.