Italy vs Low income: Patent applications, residents

Italy
10,281
in 2021
Low income
600
in 2020
Italy rank
10th
Low income rank
11th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Italy
  • Low income
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k198020002021

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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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.