Canada vs East Asia & Pacific: Patent applications, nonresidents

Canada
32,445
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific
354,833
in 2020
Canada rank
6th
East Asia & Pacific rank
4th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Canada
  • East Asia & Pacific
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k198020002021

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 354,833 against 32,445 in Canada, a difference of 322,388.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 10.9 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

Canada ranks 6th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th of 150 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1980s 25,685 46,167 20,481 East Asia & Pacific
1990s 25,415 100,526 75,111 East Asia & Pacific
2000s 34,903 220,802 185,899 East Asia & Pacific
2010s 31,163 310,293 279,130 East Asia & Pacific
2020s 30,113 354,833 324,720 East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Canada or East Asia & Pacific?
East Asia & Pacific, at 354,833 against 32,445 in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Canada and East Asia & Pacific?
322,388, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and East Asia & Pacific?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Canada and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
Canada ranks 6th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th 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.