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China vs United States: Patent applications, nonresidents

China
159,019
in 2021
United States
329,229
in 2021
China rank
2nd
United States rank
1st

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • China
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 329,229 against 159,019 in China, a difference of 170,210.

That makes United States's figure about 2.1 times China's.

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

Globally, China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st 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.