Finland vs Iraq: Patent applications, nonresidents

Finland

105

in 2021

Iraq

in 2020

Finland rank

76th

Iraq rank

77th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

Finland
Iraq

How they compare

Finland currently reports 105 against 98 in Iraq, a difference of 7.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Finland ahead.

Globally, Finland ranks 76th 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: 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.