Colombia vs Ukraine: Patent applications, nonresidents

Colombia

1,855

in 2021

Ukraine

2,091

in 2021

Colombia rank

29th

Ukraine rank

28th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

Colombia
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 2,091 against 1,855 in Colombia, a difference of 236.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ukraine ahead.

Globally, Colombia ranks 29th and Ukraine ranks 28th 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: 06 August 2026

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.