High income vs South Korea: Patent applications, nonresidents
Patent applications, nonresidents over time
- High income
- South Korea
How they compare
High income currently reports 682,500 against 51,753 in South Korea, a difference of 630,747.
That makes High income's figure about 13.2 times South Korea's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 4th of 12 groups.
High income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 342,433 | 24,878 | 317,555 | High income |
| 2000s | 468,420 | 35,578 | 432,842 | High income |
| 2010s | 608,640 | 44,311 | 564,329 | High income |
| 2020s | 682,500 | 46,282 | 636,218 | High income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, High income or South Korea?
- High income, at 682,500 against 51,753 in South Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between High income and South Korea?
- 630,747, with High income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and South Korea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
- How do High income and South Korea rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
- High income ranks 2nd and South 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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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.