Industrial design applications, resident, by count in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Industrial design applications, resident, by count was 2,405 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Industrial design applications, resident, by count in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980–2024
Source: Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 2,405 for industrial design applications, resident, by count in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial design applications, resident, by count in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 4,810 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1980.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industrial design applications, resident, by count in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 20 | — |
| 1982 | 957 | +4685.0% |
| 1983 | 872 | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 876 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 50 | -94.3% |
| 1986 | 823 | +1546.0% |
| 1987 | 863 | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 2,012 | +133.1% |
| 1989 | 42 | -97.9% |
| 1990 | 873 | +1978.6% |
| 1991 | 737 | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 985 | +33.6% |
| 1993 | 483 | -51.0% |
| 1994 | 529 | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 807 | +52.6% |
| 1996 | 980 | +21.4% |
| 1997 | 385 | -60.7% |
| 1998 | 997 | +159.0% |
| 1999 | 1,069 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 870 | -18.6% |
| 2001 | 862 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1,063 | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 1,027 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 1,359 | +32.3% |
| 2005 | 1,664 | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 1,827 | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 1,895 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1,344 | -29.1% |
| 2009 | 1,594 | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 359 | -77.5% |
| 2011 | 2,306 | +542.3% |
| 2012 | 2,442 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 2,509 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 2,058 | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 1,607 | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 3,236 | +101.4% |
| 2017 | 3,892 | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 4,810 | +23.6% |
| 2019 | 4,262 | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 4,249 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,699 | -60.0% |
| 2022 | 2,363 | +39.1% |
| 2023 | 2,285 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 2,405 | +5.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial design applications, resident, by count in Sub-Saharan Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +4685.0% | 20 | 957 |
| 1990 | +1978.6% | 42 | 873 |
| 1986 | +1546.0% | 50 | 823 |
| 2011 | +542.3% | 359 | 2,306 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 651.5 | 0 | 2,012 | 10 |
| 1990s | 784.5 | 385 | 1,069 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,350 | 862 | 1,895 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,748 | 359 | 4,810 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,600 | 1,699 | 4,249 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial design applications, resident, by count in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Industrial design applications, resident, by count in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2,405 in 2024, according to Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
- What is the highest industrial design applications, resident, by count recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,810 in 2018.
- What is the lowest industrial design applications, resident, by count recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1980.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for industrial design applications, resident, by count?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is industrial design applications, resident, by count rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), published as part of Industrial design applications, resident, by count. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industrial design applications are applications to register an industrial design with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Hague System. A resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of, or acting for, the state or jurisdiction in which the first named applicant in the application is resident. Design count is used to render application data for industrial applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while others have a multiple class/design filing system.