Australia vs Brazil: Patent applications, nonresidents

Australia
29,443
in 2021
Brazil
19,566
in 2021
Australia rank
7th
Brazil rank
9th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Australia
  • Brazil
010.0k20.0k30.0k198020002021

How they compare

Australia currently reports 29,443 against 19,566 in Brazil, a difference of 9,877.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 7th and Brazil ranks 9th of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Brazil Difference Ahead
1980s 11,915 5,034 6,881 Australia
1990s 13,499 7,450 6,049 Australia
2000s 21,355 15,176 6,180 Australia
2010s 25,279 23,034 2,244 Australia
2020s 28,184 19,312 8,872 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Australia or Brazil?
Australia, at 29,443 against 19,566 in Brazil as of 2021.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Australia and Brazil?
9,877, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
Australia ranks 7th and Brazil ranks 9th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as Patent applications, nonresidents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents
Source
WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,548 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.