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Nicaragua vs Spain: Patent applications, nonresidents

Nicaragua
145
in 2014
Spain
126
in 2021
Nicaragua rank
70th
Spain rank
73rd

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Spain
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 145 against 126 in Spain, a difference of 19.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Spain ahead.

Globally, Nicaragua ranks 70th and Spain ranks 73rd 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.