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South Korea vs United States: Patent applications, residents

South Korea
186,245
in 2021
United States
262,244
in 2021
South Korea rank
4th
United States rank
2nd

Patent applications, residents over time

  • South Korea
  • United States
0100.0k200.0k300.0k198020002021

How they compare

United States currently reports 262,244 against 186,245 in South Korea, a difference of 75,999.

That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times South Korea's.

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

Globally, South Korea ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd 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.