Hong Kong, China vs India: Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count

Hong Kong, China
2,912
in 2021
India
3,949
in 2021
Hong Kong, China rank
16th
India rank
13th

Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • India
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k198020002021

How they compare

India currently reports 3,949 against 2,912 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 1,037.

That makes India's figure about 1.4 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 16th and India ranks 13th of 119 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China India Difference Ahead
1990s 1,162 422 739.67 Hong Kong, China
2000s 2,252 1,320 931.4 Hong Kong, China
2010s 3,273 3,459 186.7 India
2020s 2,851 3,890 1,039 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial design applications, nonresident, by count, Hong Kong, China or India?
India, at 3,949 against 2,912 in Hong Kong, China as of 2021.
What is the difference in industrial design applications, nonresident, by count between Hong Kong, China and India?
1,037, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and India?
25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
How do Hong Kong, China and India rank globally for industrial design applications, nonresident, by count?
Hong Kong, China ranks 16th and India ranks 13th of 119 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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Indicator
Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count
Source
Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,566 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

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.