Norway vs Thailand: Patent applications, residents

Norway
946
in 2021
Thailand
867
in 2021
Norway rank
33rd
Thailand rank
36th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Norway
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 946 against 867 in Thailand, a difference of 79.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Norway ahead.

Globally, Norway ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 36th 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.