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Australia vs Germany: Patent applications, nonresidents

Australia
29,443
in 2021
Germany
18,747
in 2021
Australia rank
7th
Germany rank
10th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k198020002021

How they compare

Australia currently reports 29,443 against 18,747 in Germany, a difference of 10,696.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 7th and Germany ranks 10th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents
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
162 places, 4,548 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.