Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office.
| 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 34 | 77 | 135 | 123 | 127 | 132 | 137 | 144 | 135 | 244 | 294 | 341 | 160 |
| Rwanda | 40 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||||||
| United Republic of Tanzania | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Uganda | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 14 |