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Guatemala vs Switzerland: Patent applications, nonresidents

Guatemala
249
in 2021
Switzerland
267
in 2021
Guatemala rank
60th
Switzerland rank
58th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Guatemala
  • Switzerland
02.0k4.0k6.0k198020002021

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 267 against 249 in Guatemala, a difference of 18.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Switzerland ahead.

Globally, Guatemala ranks 60th and Switzerland ranks 58th 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.