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China vs World: Patent applications, residents

China
1.43 million
in 2021
World
2.39 million
in 2021
China rank
1st
World rank
1st

Patent applications, residents over time

  • China
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 2.39 million against 1.43 million in China, a difference of 958,560.

That makes World's figure about 1.7 times China's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 135 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, residents
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
147 places, 4,224 data points, 1980–2021
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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.