Nigeria (2022)
1,104
number of applications
+84.6% vs 2020
Change vs. prior observation
+84.6%
number of applications
Trend
up
Series length
10
years of data

Data

Nigeria Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2022) — source data. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center.
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 in 2016 to 1,104 in 2022.

This page tracks patent applications filed in Nigeria by non-resident inventors from 1990 to present. 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 from 1990 to present. 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 peaked at 1,104 number of applications in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 150 in 2016. The latest reading of 1,104 in 2022 represents a change of +84.6%.