This timeline shows a graph from 1974 to 2015 of Botswana. No data until 1973. Number of actual observations by date: 8.
Source name:
World Development Indicators
Source organization:
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.
Categories, topics:
Science & Technology
Last updated:
apr 23, 2017
Indicators value changes by year
Meaning:
15.75
Minimum:
1.0
jan 1, 2014
Maximum:
34.0
jan 1, 1982
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1974
22.0
+22.0
0.0%
jan 1, 1981
18.0
-4.0
-18.18%
jan 1, 1982
34.0
+16.0
88.89%
jan 1, 1983
29.0
-5.0
-14.71%
jan 1, 2012
8.0
-21.0
-72.41%
jan 1, 2013
9.0
+1.0
12.5%
jan 1, 2014
1.0
-8.0
-88.89%
jan 1, 2015
5.0
+4.0
400.0%
Ranking of countries by current statistics by years