Canada vs Taiwan, China: Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications
Canada
1,478 Patents
in 2023
Taiwan, China
1,488 Patents
in 2023
Canada rank
14th
Taiwan, China rank
13th
Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications over time
- Canada
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports 1,488 Patents against 1,478 Patents in Canada, a difference of 10 Patents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and Taiwan, China ranks 13th of 88 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.33 Patents | 3 Patents | 44.33 Patents | Canada |
| 1980s | 324.72 Patents | 36.3 Patents | 288.42 Patents | Canada |
| 1990s | 770.99 Patents | 139.11 Patents | 631.89 Patents | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,803 Patents | 716.49 Patents | 1,087 Patents | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,823 Patents | 1,435 Patents | 388.04 Patents | Canada |
| 2020s | 1,721 Patents | 1,431 Patents | 290.27 Patents | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications, Canada or Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, at 1,488 Patents against 1,478 Patents in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications between Canada and Taiwan, China?
- 10 Patents, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Taiwan, China?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Taiwan, China rank globally for patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications?
- Canada ranks 14th and Taiwan, China ranks 13th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent counts by technology domains developed by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)