{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ng-patent-applications-residents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ng-patent-applications-residents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ng-patent-applications-residents/","title":"Nigeria Patent Applications by Residents (2020)","description":"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.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","Nigeria","2020"],"publisher":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Nigeria","temporal_coverage":"1990/2020","unit":"number of applications","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2020","variable_measured":"Nigeria Patent Applications by 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":"1990–2020"},{"label":"Observations","value":"9"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Nigeria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Nigeria (2020)","value":"410","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-6.6% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-6.6%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"9","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Nigeria Patent Applications by Residents"}],"observation_count":9,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":12},{"period":"2011","value":64},{"period":"2012","value":42},{"period":"2013","value":50},{"period":"2016","value":85},{"period":"2017","value":100},{"period":"2018","value":382},{"period":"2019","value":439},{"period":"2020","value":410}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2020","value":"410.0","yoyChange":"-6.6%"},{"year":"2019","value":"439.0","yoyChange":"+14.9%"},{"year":"2018","value":"382.0","yoyChange":"+282.0%"},{"year":"2017","value":"100.0","yoyChange":"+17.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"85.0","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2013","value":"50.0","yoyChange":"+19.0%"},{"year":"2012","value":"42.0","yoyChange":"-34.4%"},{"year":"2011","value":"64.0","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1990","value":"12.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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%."}]}