Egypt vs Hong Kong: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Egypt
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 563 against 495 in Hong Kong, a difference of 68.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 41st and Hong Kong ranks 44th of 139 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 153.14 | 15.29 | 137.86 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 385 | 34.67 | 350.33 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 490.56 | 123.22 | 367.33 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 798.6 | 235.9 | 562.7 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 741.2 | 442 | 299.2 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Egypt or Hong Kong?
- Egypt, at 563 against 495 in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Egypt and Hong Kong?
- 68, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Hong Kong?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Hong Kong rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Egypt ranks 41st and Hong Kong ranks 44th 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.