South Africa Lowest Patent Applications
Patent applications by residents · World Bank
The lowest patent applications in South Africa was 138 in 1999. The top 5 years were: 1999 (138), 1998 (200), 1997 (355), 2020 (542), 2019 (567).
Top 5 Lowest Years▾
South Africa Top 5 Lowest Patent Applications Years
| Rank | Year | Value |
|---|
| 1st |
1999 |
138 |
| 2nd |
1998 |
200 |
| 3rd |
1997 |
355 |
| 4th |
2020 |
542 |
| 5th |
2019 |
567 |
All Data (sorted by value)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 1999 |
138 |
−62 |
51st |
| 1998 |
200 |
−155 |
47th |
| 1997 |
355 |
−402 |
35th |
| 2020 |
542 |
−25 |
43rd |
| 2019 |
567 |
−90 |
41st |
| 2012 |
608 |
−48 |
42nd |
| 2013 |
638 |
+30 |
43rd |
| 2011 |
656 |
−165 |
40th |
| 2018 |
657 |
−71 |
41st |
| 2016 |
704 |
−185 |
41st |
| 2017 |
728 |
+24 |
40th |
| 1996 |
757 |
−126 |
32nd |
| 2014 |
802 |
+164 |
36th |
| 2010 |
821 |
−1 |
37th |
| 2009 |
822 |
−38 |
35th |
| 2008 |
860 |
−55 |
32nd |
| 2006 |
866 |
−137 |
32nd |
| 1995 |
883 |
−52 |
29th |
| 1992 |
888 |
−135 |
27th |
| 2015 |
889 |
+87 |
35th |
| 2000 |
895 |
+757 |
30th |
| 1993 |
904 |
+16 |
30th |
| 2007 |
915 |
+49 |
33rd |
| 2003 |
922 |
−61 |
29th |
| 1994 |
935 |
+31 |
30th |
| 2004 |
956 |
+34 |
28th |
| 2001 |
966 |
+71 |
27th |
| 2002 |
983 |
+17 |
27th |
| 2005 |
1,003 |
+47 |
30th |
| 1991 |
1,023 |
−70 |
23rd |
| 1990 |
1,093 |
−4,041 |
22nd |
| 2021 |
1,804 |
+1,262 |
20th |
| 1982 |
3,017 |
−323 |
9th |
| 1980 |
3,092 |
– |
11th |
| 1981 |
3,340 |
+248 |
9th |
| 1984 |
3,874 |
−366 |
8th |
| 1985 |
4,051 |
+177 |
9th |
| 1983 |
4,240 |
+1,223 |
8th |
| 1986 |
4,730 |
+679 |
7th |
| 1988 |
4,829 |
−93 |
9th |
| 1987 |
4,922 |
+192 |
7th |
| 1989 |
5,134 |
+305 |
9th |
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