Australia vs Poland: Annual patent applications

Australia
2,966
in 2021
Poland
3,377
in 2021
Australia rank
17th
Poland rank
16th

Annual patent applications over time

  • Australia
  • Poland
02.0k4.0k6.0k198020002021

How they compare

Poland currently reports 3,377 against 2,966 in Australia, a difference of 411.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Poland ahead.

Australia ranks 17th and Poland ranks 16th of 135 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual patent applications
Source
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 3,804 data points, 1980–2021
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