India vs Upper middle income: Patent applications, residents

India
26,267
in 2021
Upper middle income
1.39 million
in 2020
India rank
6th
Upper middle income rank
3rd

Patent applications, residents over time

  • India
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 1.39 million against 26,267 in India, a difference of 1.36 million.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 53.0 times India's.

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

India ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 3rd of 135 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 2,126 40,767 38,640 Upper middle income
2000s 4,511 145,410 140,899 Upper middle income
2010s 12,644 928,310 915,666 Upper middle income
2020s 23,141 1.39 million 1.37 million Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, residents, India or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 1.39 million against 26,267 in India as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, residents between India and Upper middle income?
1.36 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Upper middle income?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
How do India and Upper middle income rank globally for patent applications, residents?
India ranks 6th 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

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.