Latvia vs Peru: Patent applications, residents

Latvia
104
in 2021
Peru
94
in 2021
Latvia rank
68th
Peru rank
71st

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Latvia
  • Peru
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 104 against 94 in Peru, a difference of 10.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.

Globally, Latvia ranks 68th and Peru ranks 71st 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.