East Asia & Pacific vs India: Patent applications, nonresidents

East Asia & Pacific
354,833
in 2020
India
35,306
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific rank
4th
India rank
5th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

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

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 354,833 against 35,306 in India, a difference of 319,527.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 10.1 times India's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and India ranks 5th of 12 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific India Difference Ahead
1980s 46,124 2,278 43,846 East Asia & Pacific
1990s 100,526 4,238 96,288 East Asia & Pacific
2000s 220,802 17,519 203,282 East Asia & Pacific
2010s 310,293 32,643 277,650 East Asia & Pacific
2020s 354,833 33,630 321,203 East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, East Asia & Pacific or India?
East Asia & Pacific, at 354,833 against 35,306 in India as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between East Asia & Pacific and India?
319,527, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and India?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do East Asia & Pacific and India rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and India ranks 5th of 12 groups.
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.