Brazil vs Poland: Annual patent applications

Brazil
4,666
in 2021
Poland
3,377
in 2021
Brazil rank
15th
Poland rank
16th

Annual patent applications over time

  • Brazil
  • Poland
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 4,666 against 3,377 in Poland, a difference of 1,289.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Poland ahead.

Brazil ranks 15th 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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