Burundi vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Patent applications, nonresidents

Burundi
5
in 2020
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
6
in 2020
Burundi rank
131st
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
129th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Burundi
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
020406080198020002020

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 6 against 5 in Burundi, a difference of 1.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Burundi ranks 131st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 129th of 150 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 1.5 10.5 9 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 2.5 23 20.5 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 9 5.67 3.33 Burundi
2020s 5 6 1 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Burundi or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 6 against 5 in Burundi as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Burundi and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
1, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
8 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
Burundi ranks 131st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 129th 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.