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Finland vs Sweden: Patent applications, residents

Finland
1,557
in 2021
Sweden
1,771
in 2021
Finland rank
24th
Sweden rank
22nd

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Finland
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1,771 against 1,557 in Finland, a difference of 214.

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

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

Globally, Finland ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 22nd 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.