{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ng-patent-applications-nonresidents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ng-patent-applications-nonresidents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ng-patent-applications-nonresidents/","title":"Nigeria Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2022)","description":"Nigeria's Patent Applications by Non-Residents: 1,104 number of applications in 2022, +84.6% vs 2020.","domain":"papers","category":"AI & Research","keywords":["AI & Research","WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","Nigeria","2022"],"publisher":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Nigeria","temporal_coverage":"1990/2022","unit":"number of applications","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2022","variable_measured":"Nigeria Patent Applications by Non-Residents","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","url":"https://www3.wipo.int/ipstats/"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1990–2022"},{"label":"Observations","value":"10"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Nigeria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Nigeria (2022)","value":"1,104","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+84.6% vs 2020"}},{"label":"Change vs. prior observation","value":"+84.6%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"10","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Nigeria Patent Applications by Non-Residents"}],"observation_count":10,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":246},{"period":"2011","value":747},{"period":"2012","value":676},{"period":"2013","value":869},{"period":"2016","value":150},{"period":"2017","value":180},{"period":"2018","value":509},{"period":"2019","value":683},{"period":"2020","value":598},{"period":"2022","value":1104}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2022","value":"1104.0","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2020","value":"598.0","yoyChange":"-12.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"683.0","yoyChange":"+34.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"509.0","yoyChange":"+182.8%"},{"year":"2017","value":"180.0","yoyChange":"+20.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"150.0","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2013","value":"869.0","yoyChange":"+28.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"676.0","yoyChange":"-9.5%"},{"year":"2011","value":"747.0","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1990","value":"246.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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%."}]}