Australia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled

Australia
27,945
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
46,623
in 2024
Australia rank
7th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
8th

Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • Latin America & Caribbean
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k198020022024

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 46,623 against 27,945 in Australia, a difference of 18,678.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 1.7 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Australia ranks 7th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th of 157 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1980s 11,915 13,822 1,907 Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 13,499 23,644 10,145 Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 21,355 43,266 21,911 Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 25,279 51,156 25,877 Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 28,629 46,450 17,820 Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled, Australia or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 46,623 against 27,945 in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled between Australia and Latin America & Caribbean?
18,678, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & Caribbean?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Australia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 7th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 5,388 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.