China vs Upper middle income: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- China
- Upper middle income
How they compare
China currently reports 1.43 million against 1.39 million in Upper middle income, a difference of 35,440.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Upper middle income ranks 3rd of 135 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,016 | 40,767 | 26,750 | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 101,028 | 145,410 | 44,382 | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 880,661 | 928,310 | 47,649 | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 1.34 million | 1.39 million | 46,380 | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, China or Upper middle income?
- China, at 1.43 million against 1.39 million in Upper middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between China and Upper middle income?
- 35,440, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Upper middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
- How do China and Upper middle income rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- China ranks 1st and Upper middle income ranks 3rd 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.