High income vs United States of America: Patent applications, nonresidents

High income
682,500
in 2020
United States of America
329,229
in 2021
High income rank
2nd
United States of America rank
1st

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • High income
  • United States of America
0200.0k400.0k600.0k198020002021

How they compare

High income currently reports 682,500 against 329,229 in United States of America, a difference of 353,271.

That makes High income's figure about 2.1 times United States of America's.

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

High income ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st 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 United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 342,433 106,680 235,753 High income
2000s 468,420 180,895 287,525 High income
2010s 608,640 292,836 315,804 High income
2020s 682,500 327,586 354,914 High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, High income or United States of America?
High income, at 682,500 against 329,229 in United States of America as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between High income and United States of America?
353,271, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and United States of America?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
How do High income and United States of America rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
High income ranks 2nd and United States of America 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.