Chile vs Morocco: Patent applications, nonresidents

Chile

2,680

in 2021

Morocco

2,549

in 2021

Chile rank

24th

Morocco rank

26th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

Chile
Morocco

How they compare

Chile currently reports 2,680 against 2,549 in Morocco, a difference of 131.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Chile ahead.

Globally, Chile ranks 24th and Morocco ranks 26th 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: 06 August 2026

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.