High income vs India: Patent applications, residents

High income
870,300
in 2020
India
26,267
in 2021
High income rank
4th
India rank
6th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • High income
  • India
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How they compare

High income currently reports 870,300 against 26,267 in India, a difference of 844,033.

That makes High income's figure about 33.1 times India's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 4th and India ranks 6th of 12 groups.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income India Difference Ahead
1990s 710,933 2,126 708,807 High income
2000s 850,060 4,511 845,549 High income
2010s 900,110 12,644 887,466 High income
2020s 870,300 23,141 847,159 High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, residents, High income or India?
High income, at 870,300 against 26,267 in India as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, residents between High income and India?
844,033, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and India?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
How do High income and India rank globally for patent applications, residents?
High income ranks 4th 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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About this data

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.