Japan vs Latin America & Caribbean: Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP

Japan
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Japan rank
11th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
8th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP over time

  • Japan
  • Latin America & Caribbean
00000198020022024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.5 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Japan ranks 11th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th of 156 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Japan
2020s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of gdp, Japan or Latin America & Caribbean?
Japan, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of gdp between Japan and Latin America & Caribbean?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & Caribbean?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Japan and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 11th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 5,036 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Patent applications, nonresidents divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.