Germany vs High income: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Germany
- High income
How they compare
High income currently reports 870,300 against 39,822 in Germany, a difference of 830,478.
That makes High income's figure about 21.9 times Germany's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 5th and High income ranks 4th of 135 countries.
High income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,997 | 710,933 | 663,937 | High income |
| 2000s | 48,692 | 850,060 | 801,368 | High income |
| 2010s | 47,306 | 900,110 | 852,804 | High income |
| 2020s | 42,260 | 870,300 | 828,040 | High income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Germany or High income?
- High income, at 870,300 against 39,822 in Germany as of 2020.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Germany and High income?
- 830,478, with High income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and High income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
- How do Germany and High income rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Germany ranks 5th and High income ranks 4th 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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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.