Moldova vs Zambia: Patent applications, nonresidents

Moldova
12
in 2021
Zambia
13
in 2021
Moldova rank
114th
Zambia rank
111th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Moldova
  • Zambia
0100200300198020002021

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 13 against 12 in Moldova, a difference of 1.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Zambia ahead.

Globally, Moldova ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 111th 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.