Colombia vs Philippines: Patent applications, residents

Colombia
432
in 2021
Philippines
490
in 2021
Colombia rank
45th
Philippines rank
43rd

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Colombia
  • Philippines
0200400600198020002021

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 490 against 432 in Colombia, a difference of 58.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Philippines ahead.

Colombia ranks 45th and Philippines ranks 43rd of 135 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Philippines Difference Ahead
1980s 68.11 86 17.89 Philippines
1990s 111.56 155.89 44.33 Philippines
2000s 97.5 178.3 80.8 Philippines
2010s 333.8 312.7 21.1 Colombia
2020s 400.5 483 82.5 Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, residents, Colombia or Philippines?
Philippines, at 490 against 432 in Colombia as of 2021.
What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Colombia and Philippines?
58, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Philippines?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Colombia and Philippines rank globally for patent applications, residents?
Colombia ranks 45th and Philippines ranks 43rd 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

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
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.