France vs Germany: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 40,085 against 12,751 in France, a difference of 27,334.
That makes Germany's figure about 3.1 times France's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 8th and Germany ranks 6th of 139 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11,704 | 31,188 | 19,485 | Germany |
| 1990s | 12,810 | 38,978 | 26,168 | Germany |
| 2000s | 14,096 | 48,692 | 34,596 | Germany |
| 2010s | 14,447 | 47,306 | 32,859 | Germany |
| 2020s | 13,166 | 39,571 | 26,405 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 40,085 against 12,751 in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between France and Germany?
- 27,334, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- France ranks 8th and Germany ranks 6th 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.