East Asia & Pacific vs Republic of Korea: Patent applications, nonresidents

East Asia & Pacific
354,833
in 2020
Republic of Korea
51,753
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific rank
4th
Republic of Korea rank
4th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Republic of Korea
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k198020002021

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 354,833 against 51,753 in Republic of Korea, a difference of 303,080.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 6.9 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and Republic of Korea ranks 4th 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 Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 46,167 8,345 37,822 East Asia & Pacific
1990s 100,526 19,477 81,049 East Asia & Pacific
2000s 220,802 35,578 185,223 East Asia & Pacific
2010s 310,293 44,311 265,982 East Asia & Pacific
2020s 354,833 46,282 308,551 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 Republic of Korea?
East Asia & Pacific, at 354,833 against 51,753 in Republic of Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between East Asia & Pacific and Republic of Korea?
303,080, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Republic of Korea?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Republic of Korea rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and Republic of Korea ranks 4th 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.