High income vs Japan: Patent applications, nonresidents

High income
682,500
in 2020
Japan
66,748
in 2021
High income rank
2nd
Japan rank
3rd

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • High income
  • Japan
0200.0k400.0k600.0k198020002021

How they compare

High income currently reports 682,500 against 66,748 in Japan, a difference of 615,752.

That makes High income's figure about 10.2 times Japan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 11 groups.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 342,433 42,930 299,503 High income
2000s 468,420 56,077 412,343 High income
2010s 608,640 58,081 550,559 High income
2020s 682,500 61,124 621,376 High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, High income or Japan?
High income, at 682,500 against 66,748 in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between High income and Japan?
615,752, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Japan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
How do High income and Japan rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
High income ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 11 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.