Australia vs South Korea: Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate

Australia
-3.68 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Korea
-3.28 % change on previous year
in 2024
Australia rank
76th
South Korea rank
73rd

Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate over time

  • Australia
  • South Korea
-2002040198120022024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports -3.28 % change on previous year against -3.68 % change on previous year in Australia, a difference of 0.4 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 76th and South Korea ranks 73rd of 146 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 2.64 % change on previous year 17.92 % change on previous year 15.28 % change on previous year South Korea
1990s 3.65 % change on previous year 4.58 % change on previous year 0.9256 % change on previous year South Korea
2000s 1.86 % change on previous year 4.51 % change on previous year 2.64 % change on previous year South Korea
2010s 2.67 % change on previous year 2.78 % change on previous year 0.1096 % change on previous year South Korea
2020s 0.7044 % change on previous year 1.44 % change on previous year 0.7311 % change on previous year South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate, Australia or South Korea?
South Korea, at -3.28 % change on previous year against -3.68 % change on previous year in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate between Australia and South Korea?
0.4 % change on previous year, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate?
Australia ranks 76th and South Korea ranks 73rd of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
158 places, 4,595 data points, 1981–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Patent applications, nonresidents. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.