Australia vs Indonesia: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Australia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2,542 against 1,931 in Indonesia, a difference of 611.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 18th and Indonesia ranks 19th of 139 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 777.88 | 42.88 | 735 | Australia |
| 1990s | 1,759 | 65.89 | 1,694 | Australia |
| 2000s | 2,488 | 263.9 | 2,224 | Australia |
| 2010s | 2,517 | 1,260 | 1,257 | Australia |
| 2020s | 2,570 | 1,574 | 996.8 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Australia or Indonesia?
- Australia, at 2,542 against 1,931 in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Australia and Indonesia?
- 611, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Indonesia rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Australia ranks 18th and Indonesia ranks 19th of 139 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.