East Asia & Pacific vs Germany: Patent applications, residents

East Asia & Pacific
1.77 million
in 2020
Germany
39,822
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific rank
2nd
Germany rank
5th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Germany
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 1.77 million against 39,822 in Germany, a difference of 1.73 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 44.4 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 5th of 12 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Germany Difference Ahead
1980s 225,009 31,188 193,820 East Asia & Pacific
1990s 393,466 38,978 354,488 East Asia & Pacific
2000s 570,098 48,692 521,406 East Asia & Pacific
2010s 1.32 million 47,306 1.27 million East Asia & Pacific
2020s 1.77 million 42,260 1.73 million East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, residents, East Asia & Pacific or Germany?
East Asia & Pacific, at 1.77 million against 39,822 in Germany as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, residents between East Asia & Pacific and Germany?
1.73 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Germany?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Germany rank globally for patent applications, residents?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 5th of 12 groups.
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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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.