Germany vs Upper middle income: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Germany
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 1.39 million against 39,822 in Germany, a difference of 1.35 million.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 34.9 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 3rd of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,997 | 40,767 | 6,230 | Germany |
| 2000s | 48,692 | 145,410 | 96,718 | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 47,306 | 928,310 | 881,004 | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 42,260 | 1.39 million | 1.35 million | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Germany or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 1.39 million against 39,822 in Germany as of 2020.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Germany and Upper middle income?
- 1.35 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Upper middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Upper middle income rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Germany ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 3rd 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.