Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Zimbabwe

Patent applications by residents in Zimbabwe in 2016 — 8 filings. Ranked 103 in the world out of 122. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 79.5%.

2016 8 filings −11.11% vs 2015
World rank 103of 122
Period maximum 60 filings1991
Period minimum 8 filings2016

Trend over time

1980–2016 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Zimbabwe, 1980–2016020406019801984198819921996200020042008201220161980: 39 filings1981: 35 filings1982: 41 filings1983: 40 filings1984: 34 filings1985: 38 filings1986: 47 filings1987: 41 filings1988: 38 filings1989: 39 filings1990: 44 filings1991: 60 filings1992: 42 filings1993: 44 filings1995: 55 filings1996: 28 filings2015: 9 filings2016: 8 filings
Change over the period: −31 (−79.49%) Average annual rate: -4.3 %

Comparison, 2016

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

Zimbabwe 8 filings
World 2.22M filings
Sub-Saharan Africa 1,485 filings
Patent applications by residents — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2016 8 −1 −11.11%
2015 9
1996 28 −27 −49.09%
1995 55
1993 44 +2 +4.76%
1992 42 −18 −30%
1991 60 +16 +36.36%
1990 44 +5 +12.82%
1989 39 +1 +2.63%
1988 38 −3 −7.32%
1987 41 −6 −12.77%
1986 47 +9 +23.68%
1985 38 +4 +11.76%
1984 34 −6 −15%
1983 40 −1 −2.44%
1982 41 +6 +17.14%
1981 35 −4 −10.26%
1980 39

Eastern Africa, 2016

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.