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Belize vs Papua New Guinea: Patent applications, nonresidents

Belize
27
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
29
in 2021
Belize rank
96th
Papua New Guinea rank
94th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Belize
  • Papua New Guinea
20406080200420122021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 29 against 27 in Belize, a difference of 2.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Belize ahead.

Globally, Belize ranks 96th and Papua New Guinea ranks 94th 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.