India vs Lower middle income: Patent applications, residents

India
26,267
in 2021
Lower middle income
42,400
in 2020
India rank
6th
Lower middle income rank
7th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • India
  • Lower middle income
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k198020002021

How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 42,400 against 26,267 in India, a difference of 16,133.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 1.6 times India's.

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

India ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 135 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 2,126 9,700 7,574 Lower middle income
2000s 4,511 10,550 6,039 Lower middle income
2010s 12,644 32,320 19,676 Lower middle income
2020s 23,141 42,400 19,259 Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, residents, India or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 42,400 against 26,267 in India as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, residents between India and Lower middle income?
16,133, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lower middle income?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
How do India and Lower middle income rank globally for patent applications, residents?
India ranks 6th 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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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.