Colombia vs France: Patent applications, nonresidents

Colombia
1,855
in 2021
France
1,373
in 2021
Colombia rank
29th
France rank
32nd

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Colombia
  • France
05.0k10.0k15.0k198020002021

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1,855 against 1,373 in France, a difference of 482.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.4 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was France ahead.

Globally, Colombia ranks 29th and France ranks 32nd 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.