Netherlands vs Peru: Patent applications, nonresidents

Netherlands

1,390

in 2021

Peru

1,141

in 2021

Netherlands rank

31st

Peru rank

34th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

Netherlands
Peru

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1,390 against 1,141 in Peru, a difference of 249.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Netherlands ahead.

Globally, Netherlands ranks 31st and Peru ranks 34th 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.