Africa Rankings
Patent Applications By Residents
total applications by country residents
| Rank | Country | total applications by country residents | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 |  Algeria | 1.1K |
2 | 2 |  Egypt | 563 |
3 | 3 |  Nigeria | 410 |
4 | 5 |  Kenya | 396 |
5 | 4 |  South Africa | 350 |
6 | 6 |  Morocco | 343 |
7 | 8 |  Tunisia | 225 |
8 | 7 |  Sudan | 153 |
9 | 10 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 72 |
10 | 9 |  Ethiopia | 66 |
11 | 32 |  Ivory Coast | 26 |
11 | 12 |  Zimbabwe | 26 |
13 | 11 |  Uganda | 22 |
14 | 21 |  Republic of the Congo | 19 |
15 | 21 |  Zambia | 18 |
16 | 18 |  Libya | 12 |
17 | 13 |  Mozambique | 10 |
17 | 15 |  Botswana | 10 |
19 | 16 |  Rwanda | 8 |
20 | 24 |  Mauritius | 7 |
21 | 17 |  Ghana | 6 |
22 | 25 |  Madagascar | 3 |
22 | 18 |  Malawi | 3 |
22 | 27 |  Djibouti | 3 |
25 | 14 |  Liberia | 2 |
25 | 27 |  Burkina Faso | 2 |
27 | 18 |  Namibia | 1 |
27 | 27 |  Seychelles | 1 |
27 | 27 |  Tanzania | 1 |
27 | 23 |  Lesotho | 1 |
27 | 27 |  Cape Verde | 1 |
27 | 32 |  Mali | 1 |
27 | 32 |  Somalia | 1 |
27 | 25 |  Burundi | 1 |