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China vs Japan: Patent applications, nonresidents

China
159,019
in 2021
Japan
66,748
in 2021
China rank
2nd
Japan rank
3rd

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

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

How they compare

China currently reports 159,019 against 66,748 in Japan, a difference of 92,271.

That makes China's figure about 2.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd 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.