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Ethiopia vs Nepal: Patent applications, nonresidents

Ethiopia
54
in 2020
Nepal
43
in 2017
Ethiopia rank
85th
Nepal rank
88th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 54 against 43 in Nepal, a difference of 11.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 85th and Nepal ranks 88th 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.