South Africa - Share of PCT Patent Applications That Are International Co-Inventions

Since 2014, South Africa Share of PCT Patent Applications That Are International Co-Inventions fell by 2.3points year on year. At 15.74 Percent of PCT Patent Applications in 2019, the country was ranked number 50 comparing other countries in Share of PCT Patent Applications That Are International Co-Inventions. South Africa is overtaken by Australia, which was ranked number 49 with 16.1 Percent of PCT Patent Applications and is followed by Italy with 15.48 Percent of PCT Patent Applications. Indonesia topped the ranking with 73.44 Percent of PCT Patent Applications in 2019, a growth of 2points compared to 2018. Luxembourg, Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Morocco recorded the best 5 years average growth at +40points per year, while Peru recorded the worst performance at -40.7points per year.

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Date Percent of PCT Patent Applications
2019 15.74
2018 15.74
2017 13.93
2016 20.12
2015 18.21
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How does South Africa rank in Share of PCT Patent Applications That Are International Co-Inventions?

# 60 Countries Percent of PCT Patent Applications Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Indonesia
73.44 % 2019 +2.0 % +3.7 % View data
2 #2
Luxembourg
57.31 % 2019 +0.2 % +3.1 % View data
49 #49
Australia
16.10 % 2019 -0.2 % -1.7 % View data
50 #50
South Africa
15.74 % 2019 +0.0 % -2.3 % View data
51 #51
Italy
15.48 % 2019 -0.0 % -0.5 % View data
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