Chile vs New Zealand: Patent applications, residents

Chile

402

in 2021

New Zealand

330

in 2021

Chile rank

50th

New Zealand rank

53rd

Patent applications, residents over time

Chile
New Zealand

How they compare

Chile currently reports 402 against 330 in New Zealand, a difference of 72.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.

Globally, Chile ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 53rd 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: 06 August 2026

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.