Patent applications in Africa

Africa (Number)
South Africa 9,156 in 2021 WB
Morocco 2,549 in 2021 WB
Egypt 1,343 in 2021 WB
Nigeria 598 in 2020 WB
Algeria 581 in 2021 WB
Tunisia 271 in 2018 WB
Democratic Republic of the Congo 110 in 2020 WB
Angola 108 in 2019 WB
Gambia 91 in 2021 WB
Ethiopia 54 in 2020 WB
Kenya 37 in 2021 WB
Seychelles 28 in 2021 WB
Congo 27 in 1996 WB
Libya 23 in 1996 WB
Madagascar 22 in 2021 WB
Liberia 21 in 1993 WB
Mozambique 16 in 2021 WB
Mauritius 14 in 2021 WB
Sao Tome and Principe 14 in 2021 WB
Zambia 13 in 2021 WB
Namibia 12 in 2019 WB
Djibouti 10 in 2021 WB
Ghana 8 in 2020 WB
Mali 7 in 1981 WB
Somalia 7 in 1985 WB
Sudan 7 in 2020 WB
Burundi 5 in 2020 WB
Zimbabwe 5 in 2016 WB
Sierra Leone 4 in 2020 WB
Uganda 4 in 2021 WB
Botswana 3 in 2021 WB
Burkina Faso 2 in 2010 WB
Eswatini 2 in 2015 WB
Rwanda 2 in 2021 WB
Cabo Verde 1 in 2021 WB
Côte d'Ivoire 1 in 2012 WB
Lesotho 1 in 2019 WB
Malawi 1 in 2016 WB
United Republic of Tanzania 1 in 2015 WB