Finland vs Indonesia: Patent applications, residents

Finland

1,557

in 2021

Indonesia

1,397

in 2021

Finland rank

24th

Indonesia rank

26th

Patent applications, residents over time

Finland
Indonesia

How they compare

Finland currently reports 1,557 against 1,397 in Indonesia, a difference of 160.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Finland ahead.

Globally, Finland ranks 24th and Indonesia ranks 26th 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.