Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office.

Patent applications among nonresidents (number)

199020002005201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Algeria229127465730803781722719716566594521525547581
Djibouti24510
Egypt, Arab Rep.5111,0811,0081,6251,5911,5281,4161,3841,3371,2581,2541,2581,1561,2291,343
Libya47
Morocco2685208828808438287427971,0662,0262,3502,5312,4382,549
Tunisia134210282508543476437400409348383271
Angola114108
Botswana891556432
Burundi3102155
Cabo Verde11141
Cote d'Ivoire1
Congo, Dem. Rep.10790110
Ethiopia94341424223226394954
Ghana201711398
Kenya591201221361147556594342413537
Madagascar4835345840472916304237302122
Malawi33171
Mauritius31914181820361813231914
Mozambique814251526304630252613241416
Namibia1581114151512
Nigeria246747676869150180509683598
Rwanda430713212
Sao Tome and Principe12831414
Seychelles14461712928
Sierra Leone10054
South Africa4,9432,4006,0015,5626,5896,8366,6576,7506,6086,5066,8166,2586,3476,1469,156
Sudan161623811123177
Eswatini6322
Tanzania312341
Gambia, The224166691
Uganda134361164
Zambia5022122131262512181013211013
Zimbabwe159195