France vs Lower middle income: Patent applications, residents

France
13,386
in 2021
Lower middle income
42,400
in 2020
France rank
8th
Lower middle income rank
7th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • France
  • Lower middle income
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k198020002021

How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 42,400 against 13,386 in France, a difference of 29,014.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 3.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was France ahead.

France ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 135 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Lower middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 13,365 9,700 3,665 France
2000s 14,096 10,550 3,546 France
2010s 14,447 32,320 17,873 Lower middle income
2020s 12,771 42,400 29,629 Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, residents, France or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 42,400 against 13,386 in France as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, residents between France and Lower middle income?
29,014, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Lower middle income?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
How do France and Lower middle income rank globally for patent applications, residents?
France ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 7th 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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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.