Canada vs East Asia & Pacific: Patent applications, nonresidents
Patent applications, nonresidents over time
- Canada
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
East Asia & Pacific currently reports 372,778 against 31,070 in Canada, a difference of 341,708.
That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 12.0 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd of 157 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 | 53,235 | 27,549 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 1990s | 25,415 | 105,345 | 79,930 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2000s | 34,903 | 219,709 | 184,806 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2010s | 31,163 | 310,283 | 279,120 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2020s | 31,728 | 374,086 | 342,358 | 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 372,778 against 31,070 in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Canada and East Asia & Pacific?
- 341,708, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and East Asia & Pacific?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Canada and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Canada ranks 6th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 3rd of 157 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
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.