Brazil vs Europe & Central Asia: Patent applications, nonresidents

Brazil
19,566
in 2021
Europe & Central Asia
151,788
in 2020
Brazil rank
9th
Europe & Central Asia rank
6th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Brazil
  • Europe & Central Asia
050.0k100.0k150.0k198020002021

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 151,788 against 19,566 in Brazil, a difference of 132,222.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 7.8 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 9th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th of 150 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1980s 5,034 82,544 77,510 Europe & Central Asia
1990s 7,450 79,099 71,649 Europe & Central Asia
2000s 15,176 120,015 104,840 Europe & Central Asia
2010s 23,034 134,996 111,962 Europe & Central Asia
2020s 19,058 151,788 132,730 Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Brazil or Europe & Central Asia?
Europe & Central Asia, at 151,788 against 19,566 in Brazil as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Brazil and Europe & Central Asia?
132,222, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Europe & Central Asia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Brazil and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
Brazil ranks 9th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th 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.