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China vs India: Patent applications, nonresidents

China
159,019
in 2021
India
35,306
in 2021
China rank
2nd
India rank
5th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • China
  • India
050.0k100.0k150.0k198020002021

How they compare

China currently reports 159,019 against 35,306 in India, a difference of 123,713.

That makes China's figure about 4.5 times India's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Globally, China ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th 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.