India vs Japan: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled

India
41,940
in 2024
Japan
69,686
in 2024
India rank
5th
Japan rank
3rd

Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled over time

  • India
  • Japan
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k198020022024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 69,686 against 41,940 in India, a difference of 27,746.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times India's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

India ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 2,262 28,183 25,920 Japan
1990s 4,238 36,911 32,673 Japan
2000s 17,519 56,077 38,557 Japan
2010s 32,643 58,081 25,437 Japan
2020s 37,966 67,894 29,928 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled, India or Japan?
Japan, at 69,686 against 41,940 in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled between India and Japan?
27,746, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do India and Japan rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
India ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd 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.