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Belgium vs Sweden: Patent applications, nonresidents

Belgium
415
in 2021
Sweden
425
in 2021
Belgium rank
48th
Sweden rank
47th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Belgium
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 425 against 415 in Belgium, a difference of 10.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belgium ahead.

Globally, Belgium ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 47th 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
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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.