Australia vs Upper middle income: Patent applications, nonresidents

Australia
29,443
in 2021
Upper middle income
225,900
in 2020
Australia rank
7th
Upper middle income rank
5th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Australia
  • Upper middle income
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k198020002021

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 225,900 against 29,443 in Australia, a difference of 196,457.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 7.7 times Australia's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 150 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 16,474 94,500 78,026 Upper middle income
2000s 21,355 140,220 118,865 Upper middle income
2010s 25,279 213,570 188,291 Upper middle income
2020s 26,926 225,900 198,974 Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Australia or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 225,900 against 29,443 in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Australia and Upper middle income?
196,457, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Upper middle income?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
How do Australia and Upper middle income rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
Australia ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 5th 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.