Indonesia vs United Kingdom: Patent applications, nonresidents

Indonesia

7,403

in 2021

United Kingdom

7,263

in 2021

Indonesia rank

17th

United Kingdom rank

19th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

Indonesia
United Kingdom

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 7,403 against 7,263 in United Kingdom, a difference of 140.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, Indonesia ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 19th 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.