India vs Latin America & Caribbean: Patent applications, nonresidents

India
35,306
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean
42,462
in 2020
India rank
5th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
8th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • India
  • Latin America & Caribbean
020.0k40.0k60.0k198020002021

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 42,462 against 35,306 in India, a difference of 7,156.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 1.2 times India's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

India ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th of 150 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 13,681 11,402 Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 4,238 23,622 19,385 Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 17,519 43,261 25,742 Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 32,643 50,931 18,288 Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 33,630 42,462 8,832 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 42,462 against 35,306 in India as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between India and Latin America & Caribbean?
7,156, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Latin America & Caribbean?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do India and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
India ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th 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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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.