East Asia & Pacific vs United States: Patent applications, nonresidents

East Asia & Pacific
354,833
in 2020
United States
329,229
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific rank
4th
United States rank
1st

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

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

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 354,833 against 329,229 in United States, a difference of 25,604.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 12 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 4 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific United States Difference Ahead
1980s 46,167 54,209 8,042 United States
1990s 100,526 96,464 4,062 East Asia & Pacific
2000s 220,802 180,895 39,907 East Asia & Pacific
2010s 310,293 292,836 17,457 East Asia & Pacific
2020s 354,833 327,586 27,247 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 United States?
East Asia & Pacific, at 354,833 against 329,229 in United States as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between East Asia & Pacific and United States?
25,604, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and United States?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do East Asia & Pacific and United States rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st 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.