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Panama vs Sweden: Patent applications, nonresidents

Panama
401
in 2021
Sweden
425
in 2021
Panama rank
49th
Sweden rank
47th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Panama
  • Sweden
02.0k4.0k6.0k198020002021

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 425 against 401 in Panama, a difference of 24.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.

Globally, Panama ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 47th 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.