The report examines the volume and composition of patent filings in Congo, Rep. by applicant residence.
Resident patent applications in Congo, Rep. reached 19 in 1988, compared with 27 nonresident applications. The resident-to-nonresident application ratio was 0.70. Patent activity was equivalent to 11.4 applications per 1 million people. Research and development expenditure represented 0.38% of GDP in 2022, and the country had 127.0 researchers per 1 million people in 2022.
Based on comparable data for 1988, Congo, Rep. ranked 93rd of 155 economies by the resident share of patent filings.
Congo, Rep. Patent Applications by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Patent applications, residents (IP.PAT.RESD); Patent applications, nonresidents (IP.PAT.NRES); Population, total (population); Research and development expenditure, % of GDP (GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS); Researchers in R&D, per million people (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6).
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About the Indicators
Patent applications, residents. Patent applications filed with a national or regional patent office by applicants resident in the country, via the Paris Convention route or a national filing.
Patent applications, nonresidents. Patent applications filed in the country by applicants resident abroad.
Research and development expenditure, % of GDP. Gross domestic spending on research and development, expressed as a share of GDP.
Researchers in R&D, per million people. Professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes or systems, per million people.