Patent applications, residents - Human development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators

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Patent applications are applications filed with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years. Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.
Patent applications, residents - Human development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

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Country

Value
1Africa (2007)606
2North Africa (2007)600
3Egypt (2007)516
4Morocco (2006)178
5Algeria (2007)84
6Tunisia (2005)56
7Kenya (2006)38
8Zimbabwe (1996)28
9Liberia (1993)14
10Namibia (1993)13
11Libya (1996)12
12Nigeria (1990)12
13Democratic Republic of the Congo (1984)8
14Sub-Saharan Africa (2007)6
15Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa (2007)6
16Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria (2007)6
17Uganda (2007)6
18Zambia (2001)6
19Angola (1992)4
20Madagascar (2006)4
21Ethiopia (2000)3
22Mauritius (1998)3
23Burundi (1996)1
24Lesotho (1996)1
25Botswana (1982)0
26Ghana (1994)0
27Malawi (2001)0
28Republic of the Congo (1996)0
29Rwanda (1999)0
30Seychelles (1996)0
31Sierra Leone (1995)0
32Somalia (1985)0
33South Africa (2006)0
34Sudan (1992)0
35Swaziland (1992)0
36Tanzania (1989)0
37Mali (1982)0
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