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Ghana vs Lithuania: Patent applications, nonresidents

Ghana
8
in 2020
Lithuania
9
in 2021
Ghana rank
120th
Lithuania rank
119th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Ghana
  • Lithuania
02505007501.0k198020002021

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 9 against 8 in Ghana, a difference of 1.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Lithuania ahead.

Globally, Ghana ranks 120th and Lithuania ranks 119th 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.