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China vs South Korea: Patent applications, nonresidents

China
159,019
in 2021
South Korea
51,753
in 2021
China rank
2nd
South Korea rank
4th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • China
  • South Korea
050.0k100.0k150.0k198020002021

How they compare

China currently reports 159,019 against 51,753 in South Korea, a difference of 107,266.

That makes China's figure about 3.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was South Korea ahead.

Globally, China ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 4th 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.