Mexico vs Switzerland: Patent applications, residents

Mexico

1,117

in 2021

Switzerland

1,288

in 2021

Mexico rank

30th

Switzerland rank

29th

Patent applications, residents over time

Mexico
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1,288 against 1,117 in Mexico, a difference of 171.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Switzerland ahead.

Globally, Mexico ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 29th 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.