Europe & Central Asia vs India: Patent applications, residents

Europe & Central Asia
215,964
in 2020
India
26,267
in 2021
Europe & Central Asia rank
6th
India rank
6th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • India
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k198020002021

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 215,964 against 26,267 in India, a difference of 189,697.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 8.2 times India's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th and India ranks 6th of 12 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia India Difference Ahead
1980s 97,289 1,051 96,239 Europe & Central Asia
1990s 151,602 1,604 149,998 Europe & Central Asia
2000s 205,817 4,511 201,306 Europe & Central Asia
2010s 223,005 12,644 210,362 Europe & Central Asia
2020s 215,964 23,141 192,823 Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, residents, Europe & Central Asia or India?
Europe & Central Asia, at 215,964 against 26,267 in India as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Europe & Central Asia and India?
189,697, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and India?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Europe & Central Asia and India rank globally for patent applications, residents?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th and India ranks 6th 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.