China vs High income: Patent applications, nonresidents
Patent applications, nonresidents over time
- China
- High income
How they compare
High income currently reports 682,500 against 159,019 in China, a difference of 523,481.
That makes High income's figure about 4.3 times China's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and High income ranks 2nd of 150 countries.
High income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,722 | 342,433 | 315,712 | High income |
| 2000s | 65,444 | 468,420 | 402,976 | High income |
| 2010s | 128,170 | 608,640 | 480,470 | High income |
| 2020s | 152,342 | 682,500 | 530,158 | High income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, China or High income?
- High income, at 682,500 against 159,019 in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between China and High income?
- 523,481, with High income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and High income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
- How do China and High income rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
- China ranks 2nd and High income ranks 2nd 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
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.