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Cuba vs Iraq: Patent applications, nonresidents

Cuba
86
in 2021
Iraq
98
in 2020
Cuba rank
80th
Iraq rank
77th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Cuba
  • Iraq
050100150200198020002021

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 98 against 86 in Cuba, a difference of 12.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.

Globally, Cuba ranks 80th and Iraq ranks 77th 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.