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Greece vs Sweden: Patent applications, nonresidents

Greece
532
in 2021
Sweden
425
in 2021
Greece rank
44th
Sweden rank
47th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Greece
  • Sweden
02.0k4.0k6.0k198020002021

How they compare

Greece currently reports 532 against 425 in Sweden, a difference of 107.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.

Globally, Greece ranks 44th and Sweden ranks 47th 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.