Brazil vs Low income: Patent applications, nonresidents

Brazil
19,566
in 2021
Low income
1,300
in 2020
Brazil rank
9th
Low income rank
12th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Brazil
  • Low income
010.0k20.0k30.0k198020002021

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 19,566 against 1,300 in Low income, a difference of 18,266.

That makes Brazil's figure about 15.1 times Low income's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 9th and Low income ranks 12th of 150 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 13,906 666.67 13,239 Brazil
2000s 15,176 860 14,316 Brazil
2010s 23,034 1,310 21,724 Brazil
2020s 19,058 1,300 17,758 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Brazil or Low income?
Brazil, at 19,566 against 1,300 in Low income as of 2021.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Brazil and Low income?
18,266, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Low income?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
How do Brazil and Low income rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
Brazil ranks 9th and Low income ranks 12th 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.