Africa Rankings
Patent Applications By Residents
total applications by country residents
| Rank | Country | total applications by country residents | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 2 |  South Africa | 1.8K |
2 | 1 |  Egypt | 881 |
3 | 3 |  Nigeria | 410 |
4 | 8 |  Algeria | 268 |
5 | 5 |  Morocco | 254 |
6 | 7 |  Tunisia | 180 |
7 | 4 |  Kenya | 160 |
8 | 6 |  Sudan | 153 |
9 | 9 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 72 |
10 | 10 |  Mozambique | 30 |
11 | 31 |  Ivory Coast | 26 |
12 | 23 |  Republic of the Congo | 19 |
13 | 17 |  Liberia | 14 |
13 | 13 |  Uganda | 14 |
13 | 17 |  Rwanda | 14 |
16 | 12 |  Zambia | 13 |
17 | 13 |  Ghana | 12 |
17 | 17 |  Libya | 12 |
19 | 11 |  Namibia | 8 |
19 | 16 |  Zimbabwe | 8 |
21 | 17 |  Madagascar | 6 |
21 | 17 |  Mauritius | 6 |
21 | 13 |  Ethiopia | 6 |
24 | 27 |  Djibouti | 3 |
24 | 31 |  Seychelles | 3 |
24 | 17 |  Malawi | 3 |
24 | 25 |  Botswana | 3 |
28 | 27 |  Burkina Faso | 2 |
28 | 25 |  Burundi | 2 |
30 | 27 |  Tanzania | 1 |
30 | 27 |  Cape Verde | 1 |
30 | 24 |  Lesotho | 1 |
30 | 31 |  Somalia | 1 |
30 | 31 |  Mali | 1 |