Statistical Country Profiles

Ghana

Population (Million): 24.97 (2011) (Rank = 47)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 41.25 (2011) (Rank = 86)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       18.04
    1998     10 18.89
    1999       19.72
    2000       20.45
    2001       21.26
    2002       22.22
    2003       23.38
    2004       24.68
    2005       26.14
    2006       27.81
    2007       29.61
    2008       32.11
    2009       33.39
    2010       36.06
    2011       41.25
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999         1 88
    2000            
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    2002            
    2003         2 127
    2004         1 136
    2005         4 118
    2006         1 124
    2007         3 114
    2008         1 136
    2009         3 122
    2010         1 141
    2011            
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Pharmaceuticals 45.45
    Organic fine chemistry 13.64
    Basic materials chemistry 9.09
    Engines, pumps, turbines 9.09
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 4.55
    Analysis of biological materials 4.55
    Control 4.55
    Medical technology 4.55
    Civil engineering 4.55
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2007         1 105
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    2010         2 114
    2011         1 122
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004    
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    2008 1,018 48
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    Utility Model Applications
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    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2001         45 86
    2002            
    2003         15 134
    2004            
    2005         3 140
    2006         50 127
    2007         2 158
    2008     61 115 61 125
    2009     677 104 3 168
    2010     882 101 36 146
    2011     1,067 96 5 174
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2003         2 148
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    2007         55 116
    2008     61 107 11 144
    2009     677 97 34 132
    2010     882 92 3 169
    2011     1,067 92 36 139
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     2 74    
    1998 10 72 4 91    
    1999     2 95    
    2000            
    2001     9 89    
    2002            
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    2008     4 104    
    2009     14 93    
    2010 1 90 21 84 24 88
    2011     29 79 2 104
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     2 60    
    1998            
    1999     5 78    
    2000            
    2001     4 88    
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    2008     4 97    
    2009     14 87    
    2010 1 84 21 79 21 84
    2011     29 74    
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1998            
    1999 1 75        
    2000            
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    2006 1 102        
    2007            
    2008 3 91        
    2009            
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    2011 2 98 22 51    
    2012     3 62    
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999         1 74
    2000            
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    2002            
    2003         1 86
    2004            
    2005         1 93
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    Source: WIPO statistics database. Last updated : 05/2013
  • 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.
  • Ghana is a member of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO). Patent filings by residents of this country at ARIPO are considered both resident and abroad filings via regional office. Due to lack of information on designation, filings by other nationals at ARIPO are not counted as non-resident filings for Ghana.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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