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Nigeria vs Pakistan: Patent applications, nonresidents

Nigeria
598
in 2020
Pakistan
567
in 2021
Nigeria rank
39th
Pakistan rank
42nd

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 598 against 567 in Pakistan, a difference of 31.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Pakistan ahead.

Globally, Nigeria ranks 39th and Pakistan ranks 42nd 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.