Statistical Country Profiles

Nigeria

Population (Million): 162.47 (2011) (Rank = 7)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 360.8 (2011) (Rank = 29)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       167.40
    1998       170.54
    1999       172.42
    2000       181.73
    2001       187.36
    2002       190.27
    2003       209.86
    2004       232.11
    2005       244.64
    2006       259.81
    2007       276.57
    2008       293.16
    2009       313.68
    2010       338.22
    2011       360.80
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998         17 53
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003         4 115
    2004         3 119
    2005         6 105
    2006         3 100
    2007         6 105
    2008         4 115
    2009         22 89
    2010         40 86
    2011         17 102
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Pharmaceuticals 31.33
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 14.46
    Medical technology 13.25
    Biotechnology 8.43
    Organic fine chemistry 6.02
    IT methods for management 4.82
    Control 4.82
    Other consumer goods 3.61
    Civil engineering 3.61
    Basic materials chemistry 2.41
    Others 7.24
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999         32 39
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003         8 78
    2004         2 93
    2005            
    2006            
    2007         1 105
    2008         1 121
    2009         1 122
    2010         3 107
    2011         2 112
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003         1 67
    2004            
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    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999         1 97
    2000            
    2001            
    2002         93 85
    2003         20 128
    2004         19 113
    2005         30 108
    2006         81 115
    2007         174 102
    2008         319 98
    2009         188 102
    2010         279 104
    2011         198 113
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002         8 100
    2003         1 151
    2004         3 125
    2005         2 132
    2006         2 145
    2007         48 119
    2008         138 109
    2009         376 90
    2010         226 102
    2011         290 104
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2000            
    2001            
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    2003            
    2004            
    2005            
    2006         1 97
    2007            
    2008            
    2009         1 104
    2010            
    2011         1 111
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
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    2004            
    2005            
    2006            
    2007         2 94
    2008            
    2009            
    2010         1 106
    2011            
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 1 75        
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002 1 87        
    2003            
    2004            
    2005 2 89        
    2006 1 102        
    2007 1 102        
    2008            
    2009 1 105        
    2010 2 96        
    2011 5 82        
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998         1 68
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003         1 86
    2004            
    2005         1 93
    2006            
    2007            
    2008            
    2009         7 89
    2010         22 73
    2011         2 106
    Source: WIPO statistics database. Last updated : 12/2012
  • The statistics are based on data collected from IP offices or extracted from the PATSTAT database (for statistics by field of technology). Data might be missing for some years and offices or may be incomplete for some origins. The data relating to population and gross domestic product (GDP) are from the UN Statistics Division and the World Bank.
  • A resident filing refers to an application filed in the country by its own resident; whereas a non-resident filing refers to the one filed by a foreign applicant. An abroad filing refers to an application filed by this country's resident at a foreign office.
  • Where an office provides total filings without breaking them down into resident and non-resident filings, WIPO divides the total count using the historical share of resident filings at that office.
  • IP filings and Economy lists patent, trademark and industrial design filings worldwide by applicants from this country (resident + abroad).
  • One filing at the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) or the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) is treated as equavalent of multiple abroad filings at each member state; whereas one filing at the European Patent Office (EPO) or the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) is counted as one abroad filing due to lack of information on designation.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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