Brazil vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Patent applications, nonresidents

Brazil
19,566
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
18,210
in 2020
Brazil rank
9th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
10th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Brazil
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 19,566 against 18,210 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 1,356.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th of 150 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 5,034 4,287 747.7 Brazil
1990s 7,450 4,914 2,536 Brazil
2000s 15,176 10,180 4,996 Brazil
2010s 23,034 15,783 7,251 Brazil
2020s 19,058 18,210 848 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Brazil or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Brazil, at 19,566 against 18,210 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
1,356, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
Brazil ranks 9th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th 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.