Italy vs Low income: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Italy
- Low income
How they compare
Italy currently reports 10,281 against 600 in Low income, a difference of 9,681.
That makes Italy's figure about 17.1 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 10th and Low income ranks 11th of 135 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,281 | 200 | 6,081 | Italy |
| 2000s | 8,634 | 6,150 | 2,484 | Italy |
| 2010s | 8,740 | 3,344 | 5,395 | Italy |
| 2020s | 10,061 | 600 | 9,461 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Italy or Low income?
- Italy, at 10,281 against 600 in Low income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Italy and Low income?
- 9,681, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Low income?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Low income rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Italy ranks 10th and Low income ranks 11th 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.