India vs Latin America & Caribbean: Patent applications, nonresidents

India
41,940
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
46,623
in 2024
India rank
5th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
8th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • India
  • Latin America & Caribbean
020.0k40.0k60.0k198020022024

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 46,623 against 41,940 in India, a difference of 4,683.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

India ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th of 157 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1980s 2,278 13,678 11,399 Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 4,238 23,644 19,406 Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 17,519 43,266 25,747 Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 32,643 51,156 18,512 Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 37,966 46,450 8,483 Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, India or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 46,623 against 41,940 in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between India and Latin America & Caribbean?
4,683, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Latin America & Caribbean?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do India and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
India ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th of 157 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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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
169 places, 5,085 data points, 1980–2024
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.