Australia vs Brazil: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 4,666 against 2,966 in Australia, a difference of 1,700.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.6 times Australia's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 17th and Brazil ranks 15th of 135 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 809.9 | 2,172 | 1,362 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1,755 | 2,489 | 734 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2,488 | 3,876 | 1,388 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2,528 | 4,910 | 2,383 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2,667 | 4,973 | 2,306 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Australia or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 4,666 against 2,966 in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Australia and Brazil?
- 1,700, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Australia ranks 17th and Brazil ranks 15th of 135 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, residents. 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.