Low income vs United Kingdom: Patent applications, residents

Low income
600
in 2020
United Kingdom
11,592
in 2021
Low income rank
11th
United Kingdom rank
9th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Low income
  • United Kingdom
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k198020002021

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 11,592 against 600 in Low income, a difference of 10,992.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 19.3 times Low income's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Low income ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 11 groups.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 200 19,600 19,400 United Kingdom
2000s 3,870 18,890 15,020 United Kingdom
2010s 3,080 14,334 11,254 United Kingdom
2020s 600 11,990 11,390 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, residents, Low income or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 11,592 against 600 in Low income as of 2021.
What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Low income and United Kingdom?
10,992, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and United Kingdom?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
How do Low income and United Kingdom rank globally for patent applications, residents?
Low income ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 11 groups.
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.