Nigeria Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2022)
Nigeria's Patent Applications by Non-Residents: 1,104 number of applications in 2022, +84.6% vs 2020.
Nigeria (2022)
1,104
number of applications
+84.6% vs 2020
Change vs. prior observation
+84.6%
Trend
up
Series length
10
years of data
Data
| Year | number of applications | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,104 | n/a |
| 2020 | 598 | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 683 | +34.2% |
| 2018 | 509 | +182.8% |
| 2017 | 180 | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 150 | n/a |
| 2013 | 869 | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 676 | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 747 | n/a |
| 1990 | 246 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Nigeria recorded 1,104 number of applications in 2022. The latest change was +84.6%. Across 1990–2022 the series ranges from 150 number of applications in 2016 to 1,104 number of applications in 2022.
This page tracks patent applications filed in Nigeria by non-resident inventors. Non-resident filings measure the attractiveness of a country's IP regime for foreign innovators and the depth of its technology import flows.
Data sourced from WIPO IP Statistics Data Center via its public REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks patent applications filed in Nigeria by non-resident inventors. Non-resident filings measure the attractiveness of a country's IP regime for foreign innovators and the depth of its technology import flows. It is published by WIPO IP Statistics Data Center and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2022. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2022 (10 observations).
The series is at its highest recorded level, 1,104 number of applications in 2022, up from a low of 150 number of applications in 2016. The latest change was +84.6%.