Australia vs East Asia & Pacific: Patent applications, nonresidents

Australia
29,443
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific
354,833
in 2020
Australia rank
7th
East Asia & Pacific rank
4th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Australia
  • East Asia & Pacific
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k198020002021

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 354,833 against 29,443 in Australia, a difference of 325,390.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 12.1 times Australia's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 7th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th of 150 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1980s 11,915 46,167 34,251 East Asia & Pacific
1990s 13,499 100,526 87,027 East Asia & Pacific
2000s 21,355 220,802 199,446 East Asia & Pacific
2010s 25,279 310,293 285,014 East Asia & Pacific
2020s 26,926 354,833 327,907 East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Australia or East Asia & Pacific?
East Asia & Pacific, at 354,833 against 29,443 in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Australia and East Asia & Pacific?
325,390, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and East Asia & Pacific?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Australia and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
Australia ranks 7th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th 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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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.