Mexico vs Spain: Annual patent applications

Mexico
1,117
in 2021
Spain
1,308
in 2021
Mexico rank
30th
Spain rank
27th

Annual patent applications over time

  • Mexico
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 1,308 against 1,117 in Mexico, a difference of 191.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

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

Mexico ranks 30th and Spain ranks 27th 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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