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Belgium vs Portugal: Patent applications, residents

Belgium
799
in 2021
Portugal
711
in 2021
Belgium rank
38th
Portugal rank
40th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Belgium
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 799 against 711 in Portugal, a difference of 88.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

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

Globally, Belgium ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 40th 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.