Australia vs Lower middle income: Patent applications, nonresidents

Australia
29,443
in 2021
Lower middle income
62,500
in 2020
Australia rank
7th
Lower middle income rank
7th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Australia
  • Lower middle income
20.0k40.0k60.0k198020002021

How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 62,500 against 29,443 in Australia, a difference of 33,057.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 2.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Australia ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 150 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Lower middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 16,474 16,367 107 Australia
2000s 21,355 29,190 7,835 Lower middle income
2010s 25,279 57,440 32,161 Lower middle income
2020s 26,926 62,500 35,574 Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Australia or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 62,500 against 29,443 in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Australia and Lower middle income?
33,057, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lower middle income?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
How do Australia and Lower middle income rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
Australia ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 7th 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.