Chile vs Philippines: Patent applications, nonresidents

Chile

2,680

in 2021

Philippines

3,903

in 2021

Chile rank

24th

Philippines rank

22nd

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

Chile
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 3,903 against 2,680 in Chile, a difference of 1,223.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.5 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Philippines ahead.

Globally, Chile ranks 24th and Philippines ranks 22nd 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.