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Australia vs Canada: Patent applications, residents

Australia
2,966
in 2021
Canada
4,710
in 2021
Australia rank
17th
Canada rank
14th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
02.0k4.0k6.0k198020002021

How they compare

Canada currently reports 4,710 against 2,966 in Australia, a difference of 1,744.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.6 times Australia's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Globally, Australia ranks 17th and Canada ranks 14th of 135 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, residents
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
147 places, 4,224 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.