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Japan vs South Korea: Patent applications, nonresidents

Japan
66,748
in 2021
South Korea
51,753
in 2021
Japan rank
3rd
South Korea rank
4th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Japan
  • South Korea
020.0k40.0k60.0k198020002021

How they compare

Japan currently reports 66,748 against 51,753 in South Korea, a difference of 14,995.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Globally, Japan ranks 3rd and South Korea ranks 4th 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.