Hong Kong vs Upper middle income: Patent applications, nonresidents
Patent applications, nonresidents over time
- Hong Kong
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 225,900 against 21,542 in Hong Kong, a difference of 204,358.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 10.5 times Hong Kong's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 150 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,632 | 94,500 | 86,868 | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 10,900 | 140,220 | 129,320 | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 13,440 | 213,570 | 200,130 | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 21,133 | 225,900 | 204,767 | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Hong Kong or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 225,900 against 21,542 in Hong Kong as of 2020.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Hong Kong and Upper middle income?
- 204,358, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Upper middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
- How do Hong Kong and Upper middle income rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Hong Kong ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 150 countries.
- 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.