Nigeria Patent Applications by Residents (2020)
Nigeria's Patent Applications by Residents: 410 number of applications in 2020, -6.6% YoY. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (WIPO-PAT-RESD), 1990–2020.
Nigeria (2020)
410
number of applications
-6.6% YoY
YoY Change
-6.6%
number of applications
Trend
down
Series length
9
years of data
Data
| Year | number of applications | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 410 | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 439 | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 382 | +282.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 85 | n/a |
| 2013 | 50 | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 42 | -34.4% |
| 2011 | 64 | n/a |
| 1990 | 12 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Nigeria recorded 410 number of applications in 2020. The latest change was -6.6%. Across 1990–2020 the series ranges from 12 in 1990 to 439 in 2019.
This page tracks the number of patent applications filed by residents of Nigeria from 1990 to present. Resident patent filings are the most direct measure of domestic innovation output and R&D commercialisation.
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 the number of patent applications filed by residents of Nigeria from 1990 to present. Resident patent filings are the most direct measure of domestic innovation output and R&D commercialisation. It is published by WIPO IP Statistics Data Center and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2020. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2020 (9 observations).
The series peaked at 439 number of applications in 2019 and reached its lowest recorded value of 12 in 1990. The latest reading of 410 in 2020 represents a change of -6.6%.