China vs United States: Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count
Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 47,905 against 22,096 in China, a difference of 25,809.
That makes United States's figure about 2.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 124 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 324.4 | 3,593 | 3,268 | United States |
| 1990s | 1,944 | 4,490 | 2,546 | United States |
| 2000s | 9,521 | 9,867 | 345.7 | United States |
| 2010s | 16,591 | 18,303 | 1,711 | United States |
| 2020s | 20,451 | 38,245 | 17,794 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industrial design applications, nonresident, by count, China or United States?
- United States, at 47,905 against 22,096 in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in industrial design applications, nonresident, by count between China and United States?
- 25,809, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do China and United States rank globally for industrial design applications, nonresident, by count?
- China ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), published as Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Industrial design applications are applications to register an industrial design with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Hague System. Non-resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of or acting on behalf of a state or jurisdiction in which the first-named applicant in the application is not domiciled. Design count is used to render application data for industrial applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while other have a multiple class/design filing system.