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Ecuador vs Panama: Patent applications, nonresidents

Ecuador
373
in 2021
Panama
401
in 2021
Ecuador rank
50th
Panama rank
49th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Ecuador
  • Panama
0200400600800198020002021

How they compare

Panama currently reports 401 against 373 in Ecuador, a difference of 28.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ecuador ahead.

Globally, Ecuador ranks 50th and Panama ranks 49th 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.