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Bahrain vs Sri Lanka: Patent applications, nonresidents

Bahrain
326
in 2021
Sri Lanka
273
in 2021
Bahrain rank
54th
Sri Lanka rank
56th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Bahrain
  • Sri Lanka
0100200300198020002021

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 326 against 273 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 53.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Globally, Bahrain ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 56th 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.