India vs South Korea: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- India
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 195,786 against 63,217 in India, a difference of 132,569.
That makes South Korea's figure about 3.1 times India's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
India ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 4th of 139 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,051 | 3,338 | 2,287 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1,604 | 38,985 | 37,380 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 4,511 | 104,947 | 100,437 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 12,644 | 156,597 | 143,954 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 40,207 | 187,480 | 147,272 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, India or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 195,786 against 63,217 in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between India and South Korea?
- 132,569, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Korea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do India and South Korea rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- India ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 4th 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.