Colombia vs France: Patent applications, nonresidents
Patent applications, nonresidents over time
- Colombia
- France
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1,661 against 1,378 in France, a difference of 283.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was France ahead.
Colombia ranks 29th and France ranks 31st of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 472.22 | 8,842 | 8,369 | France |
| 1990s | 1,087 | 3,533 | 2,446 | France |
| 2000s | 1,423 | 2,828 | 1,406 | France |
| 2010s | 1,794 | 1,978 | 184 | France |
| 2020s | 1,788 | 1,536 | 252.2 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Colombia or France?
- Colombia, at 1,661 against 1,378 in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Colombia and France?
- 283, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and France?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and France rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Colombia ranks 29th and France ranks 31st 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.