Kenya - Number of Patent Applications by Residents

Since 2014, Kenya Number of Patent Applications by Residents was up 17.4% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 53 among other countries in Number of Patent Applications by Residents at 294 Patents. Kenya is overtaken by Belarus, which was ranked number 52 with 298 Patents and is followed by Slovenia with 255 Patents. China ranked the highest with 1,243,568 Patents in 2019, -10.8% compared to 2018. United States, Japan and South Korea respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Barbados recorded the best 5 years average growth at +98.7% per year, while Zambia witnessed the worst performance at -32.2% per year.

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Date Units (Patents)
2019 294.00
2018 244.00
2017 135.00
2016 144.00
2015 137.00
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How does Kenya rank in Number of Patent Applications by Residents?

# 133 Countries Units (Patents) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
China
1,243,568 2019 -10.8 % +9.2 % View data
2 #2
United States
285,113 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
52 #52
Belarus
298 2019 -34.2 % -14.5 % View data
53 #53
Kenya
294 2019 +20.5 % +17.4 % View data
54 #54
Slovenia
255 2018 NA NA View data
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