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Iran vs Nigeria: Patent applications, nonresidents

Iran
581
in 2021
Nigeria
598
in 2020
Iran rank
40th
Nigeria rank
39th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Iran
  • Nigeria
2004006008001.0k198020002021

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 598 against 581 in Iran, a difference of 17.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nigeria ahead.

Globally, Iran ranks 40th and Nigeria ranks 39th 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.